Facebook saved an American teenager from a 25-year prison term for armed robbery, according to his lawyer.
Cops detained Rodney Bradford from New York for 13 days after he was accused of breaking into a Brooklyn residence with a gun, while he was eight miles away at his father’s place in Manhattan.
However, Bradford won his freedom, thanks to his Facebook status update, which showed what he was doing at the time the crime was committed.
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Jonah Bruno, a spokesman for the Kings County District Attorney’s office, confirmed that the case had been dismissed. Bradford could have been sentenced to 25 years in jail if he had been convicted in the case.