Fugitive turns himself in to Newfoundland police after Facebook promise

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – A Newfoundland man who promised in a social media post to turn himself in on five arrest warrants has kept his word.

The story played out on social media Monday for all to read when Brandon Melbourne took exception to comments on the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary‘s Facebook page likening him to a person wanted for an armed robbery at a St. John’s bank on Friday afternoon.

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Earlier in the week, the constabulary had posted pictures of Melbourne, who was wanted on a number of warrants.

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After a robbery at the Bank of Montreal, police posted pictures of the suspect in that case.

When some people posted comments that the bank suspect looked like Melbourne, he responded on the page saying it wasn’t him and he would be turning himself in on the warrants later in the evening after he “did a few things.”

Staff Sgt. Tim Buckle of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary confirmed in an interview that Melbourne arrived at the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary’s station at 9:20 p.m. on Monday.