Fugitive posts video on social media taunting police, now he’s the laughingstock of the Internet

A wanted man may have just earned himself the title of “America’s Dumbest Criminal” after a social media stunt resulted in his arrest.

Devon Bart, 25, was arrested on Friday after taunting police in a series of social media posts that have since been deleted. In one of the reported posts, he said “that if he was going to jail, the authorities would have to find him first.” He posted pictures along with the mocking posts, but law enforcement found the behavior anything but funny.

“We take all warrants and the law very seriously at the Sheriff’s Office,” Chief Deputy Anthony Buckner said in a social media post on the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office’s Facebook page. “Evading Deputies is not a game — ignoring the law has serious consequences.”

Bart’s attempt at evading the law quickly came to an end, and he was placed under arrest without incident. According to the sheriff’s office, Bart’s warrant was issued in connection with a domestic-related assault.

Social media users had a lot of say about this “criminal mastermind”:

The myth of the criminal mastermind has been put to rest again.

— Mark Cowan (@wetyeti01) April 7, 2025

This is exactly the kind of thing I love to hear about.

— Steven Kristian (@StevenKristian2) April 7, 2025

Bro, can you believe this? A Tennessee fugitive, Devon Bart, taunts police on social media, practically begging them to find him! And they did, because of course they did. Why do these criminals think they’re untouchable? Is this what our society’s come to, glorifying defiance of…

— ＲＥＢＥＬＬＩＯＵＳ ＦＥＬＬＯＷ (@Rebellious1776X) April 7, 2025

so he handed himself in to the police?

— Jayla (@jayycocobean) April 7, 2025

Hims a smart feller.

— GenXTex (@ProudTx76) April 7, 2025

I guess he was never good at hide and seek as a child

— Art Napolitano (@artnap) April 7, 2025

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Sierra Marlee is a millennial whose hunger for the truth in a world of fake news has led her to BizPac Review.

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