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Social media helps put man behind bars

Updated: December 6, 2012
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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.

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