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Wanted felon who taunted Florida deputies on Facebook winds up behind bars

The taunts continued over the week as he remained at large. Judd said with all the seriousness of the job he appreciates some levity and is having fun with this.

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Logan Hale, the man accused of taunting deputies on Facebook, was busted Thursday- nearly a week after they issued a warrant for his arrest.

But they’re banking on someone cashing in on a $500 reward for Hale’s arrest.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office posted Logan “Finallyfree” Hale’s mugshot on Facebook last week as part of its #FridayFelons campaign to catch fugitives.

“Logan Hale, you are on your way to jail”. “Just got done doing two yeara up the road…”

It was sweet, sweet poetic justice for Polk County, Fla., Sheriff Grady Judd when a wanted criminal was arrested Thursday.

The sheriff even offered free transportation to turn himself in.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded, “You would be wise to turn yourself in”.

Sure enough, soon after that post, deputies were able to take the picture e on the right, the one of Logan Hale, captured taunter.

Anyone with information can call deputies at 863-298-6200. And at some point someone thought to be Hale responded, taunting the sheriff.

This dialogue in the comments attracted attention from the users who follow the sheriff’s page – it was shared more than 700 times and commented on 343 times. Hale, 21, is wanted on charges of armed burglary, grand theft of a firearm, giving false information to a pawn broker and dealing in stolen property.

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“Logan Hale, you are on your way to jail. Epic fail”, Sheriff Grady Judd tweeted around 8 p.m., adding a photo of Hale in custody. You can download an app for iPhone and Droid to anonymously report crime.

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