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A Kentucky man is charged with theft after stealing a laptop from the Kentucky Fair and Expo Center, all because he was checking Facebook on the stolen device equipped with GPS tracking capabilities.

The victim placed a call to police around 10pm on October 11^th stating that his laptop had been stolen.  Officers arrived to the Expo Center, and the victim stated he could be of some assistance: his laptop had a GPS tracking device for this very reason.  Not only could he discover where exactly the laptop was at any given time, he could also see whatever was open on the screen.

In this case, the victim could see that 47-year old Alton C. Guntzviller was logged onto his Facebook page, making the arrest a simple one.  The address came through leading police directly to Guntzviller, already knowing in advance that he was the suspect in question.  They also learned that Guntzviller was employed as a security guard at the Expo Center.

Police arrived to his Hillcross Drive home and found him outside on the front porch.  He provided his identification when asked, and immediately confessed to his crime early on during questioning, returning the laptop to police.

Article Written by Khristen Foss