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Fugitive Agrees To Surrender To Police If 15,000 People 'Like' His Wanted Poster

Fugitive Agrees To Surrender To Police If 15,000 People 'Like' His Wanted Poster
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A police department in Connecticut reached a deal with a fugitive that would have him surrender if enough people “like" a wanted poster on Facebook.

Jose Simms, 29, who is believed to be somewhere in New York, has seven arrest warrants and is being sought as a fugitive after failing to appear in court on a range of charges.


Brett Johnson of Torrington police in Connecticut posted on the department's Facebook page Wednesday that Simms had contacted him through the site and agreed to turn himself in if the post containing his wanted poster gets 15,000 likes.

Johnson said he negotiated Simms down from 20,000 likes.

Johnson wrote:

“It will be difficult but is doable."

He also suggested that if anyone knows where Simms is hiding they could let police know and save the department some work.

But Maki Haberfeld, an expert in police ethics and procedure at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, said Simms was using social media to manipulate both the news media and police.

She said police have no business negotiating a deal with a suspect, never mind one that involves likes on Facebook.

Haberfeld remarked:

“It turns this into a joke. People will start looking at these various violations of law as a game."

Simms, contacted by The Associated Press through Facebook, said he is serious about the offer.

He wrote:

“I wanted to give them a little incentive for all the hard work they put in to catch me."

Simms said the charges stemmed from domestic problems and he was tired of running from authorities.

“Looking over your shoulder every five seconds can cause a lot of stress."

Simms said he is prepared to live up to his end of the agreement, insisting he is a “man of my word."

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