An Ohio fugitive was captured by police after he posted where he was headed for baseball practice on Facebook . Joey Patterson , 22 , was wanted on a felony warrant after he violated his probation in a fraud case in Idaho . On Saturday Patterson went on the social media site and invited friends to join him for batting practice at the Armory Softball Field in Boise . Joey Patterson , 22 , was captured by police after he posted on Facebook that he planned to practice some baseball batting techniques at the Armory Softball Field in Boise , Ohio . But instead of hitting the dugout , Patterson ended up in a cell after Caldwell police officers arrived on the field to arrest him , according to KTVB-7 . He had already been on the run from police for several months before he got caught . Sgt . Joey Hoadley told the station that police often 'keep a close eye ' on social media to track down fugitives . 'Surprisingly , even fugitives ca n't keep from updating their Facebook status , ' he said . 'It leads to some great arrests . ' Caldwell police officers arrived on the field to arrest him . Patterson was wanted on a felony warrant after violating his probation in an Idaho fraud case .
Joey Patterson , 22 , invited friends on the social media site to join him for batting practice at the Armory Softball Field in Ohio , Boise . He was wanted on a felony warrant after violating probation in a fraud case . Patterson had been on the run from police for several months .