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Fugitive Trolls Ohio Cops on Facebook: ‘Gotta Be Quicker’

POKING THE BEAR

When police posted that he was wanted on a probation violation, Tanner Rhinehart decided to get cute.

Tanner Rhinehart.
Newark Division of Police

Fugitives usually try to keep a low profile, but not Tanner Reinhart. The Ohio felon taunted police on their own Facebook page when they posted that he was wanted for a probation violation. “Y’all almost had (me) the other day you gotta be quicker than that,” the 20-year-old wrote. Despite his bravado he did seem open to negotiating his surrender. “What willll I get if I turn my self in,” Rhinehart asked. “They give me a good enough deal I might turn my self in.” The probation violation was from a charge of failing to comply with an officer on Feb. 26, according to WCMH.

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