Crook on the run posts selfie taunts
A WANTED man has been posting photos of himself in the gym, and selfies of trips to festivals, on Facebook.
Ryan McTighe has posted pictures of himself partying on Facebook while on the run
Ryan McTighe, 30, has been hunted since May for breaching the terms of his release from jail on a temporary licence.
He was released on parole part-way through a six-year sentence for a 2011 robbery in which a businessman was killed. He was convicted of handling stolen goods.
McTighe has been hunted by police since May for breaching the terms of his release
Bodybuilder McTighe has posted selfies at the Cheshire dance festival Creamfields, the Ibiza Carnival in Birmingham and the Electric Daisy Carnival at Milton Keynes Bowl.
When his mugshot appeared on a newspaper’s Facebook page of villains McTighe commented: “I don’t appreciate being put in the same category as these people when I haven’t committed an offence.”
He was convicted of handling stolen goods
West Midlands Police said: “Some of these offenders have been on the run for years and are wanted in connection with serious crimes.”
I don’t appreciate being put in the same category as these people
Ali Jawaid, 43, died when he was hit with a metal bar outside a Coventry mobile phone shop.
The father-of two was ambushed outside Benzer Communications. His attackers escaped with his van and £13,000 cargo.
Gregg Robertson, 24, who hit Mr Jawaid, and Glenroy Blackstock, 25, got eight years for manslaughter and robbery.
The 30-year-old with friends at Ibiza Carnival in Birmingham
Shaun Mills, 27, was jailed for 11 years for manslaughter and robbery.
Four others, including McTighe, were sent to prison for handling stolen goods.