Facebook Mishap Leads to Arrest
Social media is all the rage nowadays, and the website Facebook has quickly become one of the most popular websites in the world. The website is so popular, in fact, that many people are becoming addicted to it, feeling the need to check their Facebook at all hours of the day and night regardless of where they are. For an example of how devoted people are becoming to this website, look at the example provided by nineteen year-old Douglas Wilgo of Beverly, Massachusetts. Mr. Wilgo was allegedly in the process of burglarizing a Massachusetts apartment when the urge to check his Facebook overcame him. He promptly used the homeowner’s computer to log in to Facebook, took care of all pressing Facebook matters, and then left the apartment without signing out or logging off. Thus, when police arrived to investigate the burglary, they found the alleged suspect still signed into Facebook on the homeowner’s computer and had no trouble tracking Mr. Wilgo down from there. Making the arrest even easier was the fact that Mr. Wilgo was apparently walking a dog that he had taken from the apartment at the time of his arrest.
It is unlikely that Mr. Wilgo is going to be able to claim that he was innocent in this situation unless he claims that someone broke into the house and then framed him by using Facebook. More likely, Mr. Wilgo will have to hope he is offered some form of alternative sentencing or receives a lenient sentence from the court should he be convicted at trial. Tennesseans who are in similar situations may be able to obtain some form of diversion or probation which would enable them to avoid jail time. An experienced criminal defense attorney who is familiar with criminal procedure and the judicial process can guide a defendant through situations such as the one above that may seem hopeless and can often allow the defendant to achieve a more lenient resolution than the defendant thought possible.
Source: http://www.wickedlocal.com/danvers/news/x297556044/Facebook-login-trips-up-alleged-Beverly-felon-in-Danvers
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