(Michigan City, IN) - A man charged with a gun related crime in Michigan City shot himself in the foot, so to speak, by his self-incriminating posts on social media.
Police said the 22 year old man posted on his social media page images of himself holding a gun he was prohibited from having due to a prior felony firearms conviction in the Chicago area.
Currently, Raquan Perry of Country Club Hills, Illinois is facing a possession of a firearm by a prohibited person charge along with allegations of selling fentanyl.
According to court documents, Perry on July 11 fled on foot from a home in the 600 block of Main St. when police showed up with a search warrant.
A faster running officer, though, apprehended him in the 900 block of E. 11th St.
Perry was allegedly found in possession of 15.3 grams of fentanyl and firearm located close to where he jumped a fence during the foot pursuit.
Police said Perry was linked to the gun discovered after the chase from his social media posts showing him holding a gun strikingly similar in appearance.
He could receive as much as a 30 year sentence on the drug related count along with another one to six years on the firearms charge.
