Facebook Picture Of Diamond Ring Lands Couple In Jail

A young couple proudly uploaded a picture of a diamond ring on Facebook, declaring their love... but when someone recognized the ring as belonging to another friend, things quickly took a turn for the worse.

A young couple in Pennsylvania sealed their love and shared the happy news on Facebook by posting a picture of their engagement ring featuring a three-carat diamond. However, the gift turned out to be stolen, and now Prince Charming is behind bars.

Yes, it’s yet another edition of “People Posting Stuff They Shouldn’t Post On Facebook, And Getting Caught Because Of It.”

Robert gave his girlfriend Crystal a $12,000 engagement diamond ring. At the same time, a woman in Trafford, Pennsylvania told the police that items amounting to over $16,000 had been stolen from her house — among them, a 3-carat diamond ring.

The seemingly disparate events quickly collided when Crystal uploaded a picture of the expensive item to her Facebook account, writing, “Look what Robby gave me I love him so much.”

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