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Fugitive Surrenders After Promising To Turn Himself In For 15K Facebook 'Wanted' Post Likes Fugitive Surrenders After Promising To Turn Himself In For 15K Facebook 'Wanted' Post Likes
Fugitive Surrenders After Promising To Turn Himself In For 15K Facebook 'Wanted' Post Likes It may have taken nearly double the Facebook “likes” than initially expected, but the man who said he would turn himself into police in Connecticut if a post hit 15,000 “likes” is in custody. Jose Simms, 30, who had been on the run from investigators in Torrington, turned himself into the Enfield Police Department on Wednesday, June 19 after several weeks evading police. Simms, who was wanted on seven failure to appear warrants, made national news in May when he made a deal with police to turn himself in if a wanted poster received 15,000 “likes” on Facebook. That post quickly went viral o…

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Fugitive Still On Run After Saying He'd Surrender If 'Wanted' Facebook Post Got 15K Likes Fugitive Still On Run After Saying He'd Surrender If 'Wanted' Facebook Post Got 15K Likes
Fugitive Still On Run After Saying He'd Surrender If 'Wanted' Facebook Post Got 15K Likes A man who made a deal with police to turn himself in if a wanted poster received 15,000 “likes” on Facebook is still on the run, police in Connecticut said. Investigators from the Torrington Police Department posted on Facebook that Jose Simms, 29, who is wanted on seven failure to appear warrants, agreed to turn himself in if a post received the necessary likes. Simms failed to appear in court seven times earlier this year to face charges that include assault, risk of injury and breach of peace. “Here's an interesting one ... Jose Simms (The first warrant pictured) negotiated with me earl…

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