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A 22-year-old man who was wanted by police in Beaver County, PA., was finally caught in Youngstown after he posted a picture of himself on a bus to Facebook, telling people where he was headed. He was picked up at the next stop.

“The Beaver County police department had been searching for Harrison, 22, since Jan. 24 on charges that he assaulted a woman and held her against her will inside her apartment,” triblive.com reported today. Donald Harrison had posted to facebook that “it’s time to leave PA” and a picture of himself in a Greyhound bus with the caption “OMW to Spartanburg, S.C.” The victim sent those posts to police.

“That arrogance just made my determination level go up,” Beaver County police chief James Mann told the news site. “We’ve actually had some cases here on ‘World’s Dumbest Criminals.’ I think Mr. Harrison certainly qualifies for his own episode.”

This article appears in Feb 4-10, 2015.

Doug Brown is a staff writer at Scene with a passion for public records laws and investigative reporting. A native of Ann Arbor, Mich., he has an M.A. in journalism from the Kent State University School of Journalism and Mass Communication and a B.A. in political science from Hiram College. Prior to joining Scene, Doug was a contributing writer for Deadspin.com, reporting behind-the-scenes stories about college sports through public records and developing sources. Doug's work as an enterprise reporter for the Daily Kent Stater was recognized by the Cleveland Press Club (2013 Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards), Society of Professional Journalists (regional and national Mark of Excellence Awards), and the Associated Collegiate Press. He spent the summer of 2012 working for the Metro desk of the Cleveland Plain Dealer and spent previous summers working for Outside Bozeman Magazine and Crain's Detroit Business. His website is dougbrown8.com.

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