Idiot’s Facebook Picture Lands Him In Jail On Felony Theft Charge

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Facebook photo of Steven Mulhall, 21, of Coral Springs holding the nameplate which authorities say was pried from the door of Broward Circuit Judge Michael Orlando’s courtroom.

FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – Be careful about what you post on Facebook, it could land you jail.

Steven Mulhall, 21, of Coral Springs, learned that fact the hard way when he allegedly stole a nameplate from a judge’s door and posted a picture of himself holding it on Facebook.

According to the Probable Cause Affidavit, Mulhall pried the nameplate off the door of Broward Circuit Judge Michael Orlando on Feb. 23rd.

An anonymous tip lead investigators to the Facebook page of Mulhall’s girlfriend where his picture was posted holding the $40 nameplate.



Mulhall was arrested Thursday and charged with petty theft but since he violated the terms of his parole on previous petty theft convictions, its considered a felony.

He was booked into Broward County’s Main Jail
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FORT LAUDERDALE, FL –*A dumbass in Florida is looking at a felony theft charge and possible jail time after a picture of him holding the nameplate he allegedly stole off off a judge’s door found itself on Facebook. Police say that on February 23, 21-year-old Steven Mulhall pried the $40 nameplate*off of Broward Circuit Judge Michael Orlando’s door.**A picture of Mulhall holding the nameplate was then posted to his girlfriend’s Facebook profile. An anonymous tip directed investigators*to the picture and Mulhall was arrested for petty theft. But here’s the kicker. Since he was already on probation for past petty theft convictions, this charge is a felony. Mulhall, a friggin’ thief who has already been charged with 15 car burglaries, 10 counts of petty theft and two counts of grand theft, admits it was stupid of him to post the picture but says he didn’t steal the nameplate. Rather, he*found it on the ground outside the courthouse. “First off, I never even pulled it from the courtroom,” said Mulhall. “My girlfriend was getting off probation, and we were walking to the car, and we saw it.” Thank God for Floridians being able to rise above their mental handicaps and figure out how to use Facebook, am I right?
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