FREELAND — If you’re wanted, posting a police department’s mugshot of yourself on your Facebook profile could shorten life as a fugitive. 
 
 That’s just what happened to Anthony James Lescowitch, who police alleged posted the photo to taunt authorities. His life as a fugitive ended 45 minutes later when undercover officers took him into custody, Freeland police announced, fittingly enough, on the department’s Facebook page. 
 
 The Freeland Police Department posted a photo of Lescowitch at 9:19 p.m. Monday, noting that Lescowitch, 35, was wanted for aggravated assault and numerous other charges. The post asked that anyone knowing Lescowitch’s whereabouts to call police or 911. 
 
 Less than two hours later, Freeland police posted another photo of Lescowitch, this time with the caption: “CAPTURED!!!!!! SHARES OUR STATUS ON FACEBOOK ABOUT HIMSELF, CAPTURED 45 MINUTES LATER.” 
 
 Police said they noticed Lescowitch shared their post about him on his Facebook page minutes after they posted it on theirs, and he mocked police in his post as well. 
 
 So, an undercover officer used a Facebook profile of a fictitious attractive woman to engage in online conversation with Lescowitch through Facebook for about a half hour, pretending to be interested in meeting him and gathering key information about him. 
 
 Lescowitch, of Freeland, initially declined an offer to meet for a drink, but when the officer asked him where he was and said, “The least you can do is come out and have a cigarette with me,” Lescowitch agreed, police said. 
 
 Sure enough, when undercover officers pulled up in a car at the location Lescowitch specified, he came out and was promptly arrested without incident. 
 
 Freeland police said they wanted Lescowitch for an assault back in the summer, and he had been ducking them since charges were filed in November. He was also wanted by Luzerne County Probation. As of Tuesday, he was jailed at Luzerne County Correctional Facility in lieu of $25,000 bail, with a preliminary hearing set for 8 a.m. Jan. 29 before District Judge William Feissner in Freeland. 
 
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 Like and follow The Times Leader on Facebook at www.facebook.com/timesleader. ||||| A Pennsylvania fugitive has been arrested following a social media overshare. The Freeland Police Department Monday night posted to their official Facebook page a photo of Anthony James Lescowitch, 35, along with a bulletin stating he was wanted for aggravated assault. Lescowitch several minutes later reposted the release to his own Facebook profile, commenting, “lol i f­--n love it A----E,” in an apparent taunt to law enforcement. 
 
 Freeland police got the last laugh, less than two hours later again posting Lescowitch's wanted photo, this time with the caption: "CAPTURED!!!!!! SHARES OUR STATUS ON FACEBOOK ABOUT HIMSELF, CAPTURED 45 MINUTES LATER" 
 
 After seeing Lescowitch’s brazen boast, undercover officers used a fake Facebook profile purporting to belong to an attractive women and engaged Lescowitch in virtual conversation, according to The Times Leader. Though the foolish fugitive declined to meet the “woman” for a drink, he allegedly agreed to come out and have a cigarette. 
 
 Lescowitch was arrested after cops swarmed the spot where he'd arranged a rendezvous with his fictitious friend. 
 
 Lescowitch was arraigned Tuesday and charged with disorderly conduct, aggravated assault, harassment, reckless endangerment, theft and criminal mischief. He was jailed at the Luzerne County Prison after being unable to post 10 percent of $25,000 bail. Lescowitch is next due in court Jan. 29 for a preliminary hearing. 
 
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 Contact the Breaking News Desk at 215-854-2443; BreakingNewsDesk@philly.com. Follow @phillynews on Twitter. ||||| Sharing his own wanted picture on a social networking site landed one man in jail. 
 
 
 
 Anthony J. Lescowitch Jr., 35, of Drifton, was wanted by Freeland police for aggravated assault and other charges since Nov. 27, 2013. Police posted his picture on the department's Facebook account on Monday, hoping to track him down with community help. 
 
 
 
 Multiple people shared the information on their own pages to assist police but, to the surprise of officers, so did Lescowitch. 
 
 
 
 Officers said about three minutes after they posted the picture, Lescowitch shared the information on his own page to mock police. 
 
 Posing as a female on Facebook, an officer began to converse with Lescowitch about his wanted picture. The two talked back and forth for about 30 minutes, with police gathering key information that eventually led to Lescowitch's arrest, police said. 
 
 
 
 The officer then asked Lescowitch to meet at an undisclosed location and Lescowitch agreed, police said. 
 
 
 
 However when Lescowitch arrived, police were waiting and took him into custody without incident, police said. 
 
 
 
 Lescowitch was one of four people charged after a man was assaulted July 14, 2013 during an argument. Court papers filed Nov. 27 said Lescowitch was wanted for hitting the victim in the head. The victim fell to the street, was knocked out and robbed while incapacitated. His wallet, which contained $53 and an ATM card, were among the items taken, police wrote. The victim's ATM card was later used to withdraw $100, according to an affidavit filed by Officer Denna Krammes, who investigated the case. 
 
 
 
 According to court papers, Lescowitch, who was also wanted by Luzerne County Adult Probation, was arraigned this morning by Magisterial District Judge Martin Kane, Wilkes-Barre, who set bail at $25,000. Lescowitch was unable to post bail and was taken to jail. 
 
 
 
 Others charged in the incident are: 
 
 
 
 > Heather Mumie, 29, White Haven, two counts of robbery and one count of recklessly endangering another person. 
 
 
 
 > Clayton R. Spohr, 32, McAdoo, two counts of robbery and one count each access device fraud, receiving stolen property, theft and reckless endangerment, both in county court. 
 
 
 
 > Janine K. Brotzman, 30, Freeland, reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct. Brotzman awaits a preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge Michael Dotzel on Wednesday in Wilkes-Barre.
– Note to those wanted by police: If your goal is not to get caught, it's probably not a good idea to "share" your mugshot on Facebook after the police department posts it. That's what Anthony James Lescowitch did Monday, police say; not surprisingly, the move led to the Pennsylvania man's arrest. The Freeland Police Department initially posted Lescowitch's mugshot asking anyone with knowledge of his whereabouts to alert authorities. Lescowitch then shared the mugshot and mocked police on his Facebook page ... and was arrested 45 minutes later. Lescowitch was wanted on multiple charges, including aggravated assault, that date back to the summer, but he's been evading authorities since charges were filed in November. After seeing his Facebook post (which he shared within three minutes of the original post, according to the Scranton Times-Tribune, and which included the commentary "lol i f­--n love it A----E," according to the Philadelphia Inquirer) an undercover officer posed as a "fictitious attractive woman," as the Times Leader puts it, who wanted to meet up with Lescowitch. After about 30 minutes, Lescowitch told "her" where he would be; cops arrived, and he was taken into custody. (Click for another tale of dumb criminals.)