Selfie gets man imprisoned for 15 years
Posting a selfie on Facebook can lead to hard time, if you are a felon and are posing with a gun. Warning: Not for sensitive viewers.
The conviction came primarily from a selfie the man posted in October 2013 on Facebook. In the photo, he holds a .45-caliber handgun above his head.
The man, 42-year-old Malik First Born Allah Farrad, had two prior convictions for gun possession.
But he's not the only one to get in trouble after posting selfies.
Here are 5 people arrested after posting selfies in compromising situations (ages are from the time of the incident):
Two girls took this scary selfie before allegedly robbing a restaurant in Sweden. Police tracked them down and arrested them at one of their grandmother's homes.
Girl ran out onto a baseball field during the 2013 College World Series game and filmed herself being tackled by security guards on Vine, all for the sake of a really good selfie.
Justin Bahler, 21, posted selfies with a gun on Facebook. He then allegedly robbed a bank in Michigan. Investigators who had seen the security-camera footage recognized him and arrested him.
A 16-year-old reportedly sneaked past a security guard at 1 World Trade Center and took a selfie on top of the building. The selfies raised suspicions of trespassing, and he was ultimately arrested. The security guard he sneaked past was also fired.
A British man took a selfie while allegedly robbing a couple's home. He took the selfie with the couple's phone and accidentally sent the photo of himself in a mass text to some of the owner's contacts. A friend of the owner called the police.
