Log In To Myspace, Get Arrested

Yesterday, I wrote about Darren Bates, the fugitive who was caught in the Philadelphia Free Library because of his Myspace page, and today the Inquirer picks up the story and adds in a few new juicy details.

• He was wearing a Donovan McNabb jersey when he was caught.
• This quote, from John Patrignani, a U.S. Marshal: “He was busy on the computer and we were able to walk right up to him from several directions without him seeing us. He was very much surprised.”
• Nobody knows or would say how Connecticut authorities originally realized Bates was going to the Free Library every day to check his Myspace.
• He went by the name Anthony Watson on the Myspace. No, I haven’t been able to find him.
• Wait, nobody will say how they got his information?

So, yeah. If you’re wondering, the good news is that a fugitive wanted for beating an old woman and sexual assault has been caught. The bad news is that apparently either (a) Myspace will hand over information before anyone even asks or (b) the government can spy on you any time you want. Wait, they could both be true.

Fugitive caught updating MySpace [Inquirer]
Yesterday: Online Now!: Fugitive From Georgia