Facebook Pictures Lead to Man’s Arrest after Marriage Proposal

Posted on: 4:15 pm, December 29, 2011, by

Police arrested Ryan Jarvis, 25, after he allegedly stole an engagement ring that he later gave to his girlfriend.

BURLINGTON, VERMONT — He got up the courage to ask her to marry him, and she said yes. Police did too after they saw the pictures posted on her Facebook page.

Police recognized the stolen engagement ring from her photos and tracked down  25-year-old Ryan Jarvis. He confessed to stealing the ring from a Zales jewelry store before popping the question.

As for the wedding, the bride-to-be has refused to comment if the engagement’s still on.

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