Social media helps put man behind bars
Updated: December 6, 2012
DECATUR -- A Facebook post helped put a man behind bars. 37-year-old William Merriman is accused of breaking into the Garden Family Restaurant. Everything was caught on tape.
One of the workers posted the photos online, and a witness was able to identify the suspect. Police put two-and-two together because they had been investigating a string of burglaries in the area.
Officers don't believe Merriman worked alone. They're expecting more arrests in the following days.
One of the workers posted the photos online, and a witness was able to identify the suspect. Police put two-and-two together because they had been investigating a string of burglaries in the area.
Officers don't believe Merriman worked alone. They're expecting more arrests in the following days.
