Facebook "defriending" led to double murder, police say

[Dana]

NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - A Tennessee couple who "defriended" a woman on Facebook were murdered in their home by the jilted woman's father and another man, police said on Thursday.


"It's the worst thing I've ever seen," Johnson County Sheriff Mike Reece said, adding he had never seen anything like it in his 27 years in law enforcement in the area. "We've had murders, but nothing like this. This is just senseless."


He said Billy Clay Payne, Jr. and Billie Jean Hayworth were killed last month after they deleted Jenelle Potter, the daughter of one of the suspects, from their "friends" list. Both were shot in the head and the man had his throat cut.


The couple's 8-month-old baby was in the mother's arms, unharmed, when the bodies were found.


Marvin Enoch "Buddy" Potter Jr., 60, and Jamie Lynn Curd, 38, were each charged on Wednesday in Mountain City in northeastern Tennessee with two counts of first-degree murder. The men were arrested on Tuesday.


The case was not the first involving violence linked to Facebook. Last year in Iowa, a woman was arrested on accusations of setting fire to a friend's garage after she was defriended on the social network site, local media reported.


In Texas, a man was accused of hitting his wife after she failed to "like" a Facebook post he wrote about the anniversary of his mother's death, according to media reports.


In the Tennessee case, Reece said a couple of harassment cases had been filed against Jenelle Potter in court over "someone blocking her or taking her off."

"Once you've crossed her, you've crossed her father too," Reece said, adding that Jenelle Potter, in her late 20s or early 30s, stays home with her parents and was constantly on Facebook.


Her father, "Buddy" Potter, will return to court next week for a bond hearing after he hires an attorney. Curd, also a second cousin of one of the victims, was appointed an attorney and bond was set at $750,000 for each murder count. His preliminary hearing will be in March.
No charges have been filed against Jenelle Potter, the sheriff said. She could not reached for comment.

Curd's attorney, R.O. Smith, an assistant public defender, said it was "safe to say there's more to it than the Facebook problem, it appears."

"I wish I could provide more of what went on, but there's needless to say a lot of rumors swirling around and nothing substantiated on the rumors," Smith said.
(Reporting By Tim Ghianni; Editing by Mary Wisniewski and Cynthia Johnston)

People are insane

 

[Joe the meek]

Day late dollar short

http://www.offtopicz.net/showthread...-this-fathers-style-dealing-with-his-daughter



Sad part is there is a restaurant up there that serves some of the best chicken parmesan I've ever had.

 

[Dana]

Day late dollar short

http://www.offtopicz.net/showthread...-this-fathers-style-dealing-with-his-daughter

You posted a link I posted a story... It's whatever...

 

[clancy]

The evils of Facebook.

 

[Joe the meek]

The evils of Facebook.

The evils and sheer stupidity of man.

 

[Tuffdisc]

The evils of Facebook.

The evils and sheer stupidity of man.

Correct...I'm scared sh*t of my life now, I have de-friended a few people in the last month :eek (nah, I totally made that bit up at being scared), but its the silliness of a few people who can't handle it, unfortunately

 

[Codrus]

Correct...I'm scared sh*t of my life now, I have de-friended a few people in the last month :eek (nah, I totally made that bit up at being scared), but its the silliness of a few people who can't handle it, unfortunately

oh,..i just noticed you took me off...im gonna get you sucka!!!








:jk

 

[Tuffdisc]

oh,..i just noticed you took me off...im gonna get you sucka!!!








:jk

:24::24:

 

[Tuffdisc]

Answer your door with one of these early in the morning or late at night and you should see the looks you get LMFAO

I wish I could believe in violence solves everything, I am so glad its illegal to own a gun in the UK

 

[Joe the meek]

Correct...I'm scared sh*t of my life now, I have de-friended a few people in the last month :eek (nah, I totally made that bit up at being scared), but its the silliness of a few people who can't handle it, unfortunately

Answer your door early in the morning or late at night with a Remington Tac2 and you should see the looks you get LMAO

 

[Tuffdisc]

Answer your door early in the morning or late at night with a Remington Tac2 and you should see the looks you get LMAO

I don't want to google "Remington Tac2", you get nervous police over here :24:

 

[Joe the meek]

I don't want to google "Remington Tac2", you get nervous police over here :24:

Just a shotgun.

Honestly, I KNOW every person who will come to my door other than the rotating "Jesus loves you people" and the volunteer fire department.

One advantage to being in the country.

 

[Tuffdisc]

Just a shotgun.

Honestly, I KNOW every person who will come to my door other than the rotating "Jesus loves you people" and the volunteer fire department.

One advantage to being in the country.

Maybe just a shotgun, but people over here get nervous about these things, especially if it is aimed at you or me :ninja

 

[Joe the meek]

Maybe just a shotgun, but people over here get nervous about these things, especially if it is aimed at you or me :ninja

The only time I'd aim a weapon at someone is if I wanted to kill them NOT warn them.

Peoples eyes do tend to get big even if they see the weapon in your hands, NOT aiming at them LOL

Generally speaking, I've NEVER had someone show up at house when the sun is down. If they are, they better have a good reason for being there.

I just find it amazing sometimes when I read of people opening their doors when there is a knock early in the morning or late at night. Don't have to have a gun, but at least be prepared.

 

[pjbleek]

I have written this post in my head so many ways so here it goes....
stop posting stories about the bad side of life. I know I can just as easily walk away from the post and no comment, but enough is enough...wonder how newspeople can carry on when discussing a murder or any crime against humanity...sorry...just needed to say that

 

[Joe the meek]

I have written this post in my head so many ways so here it goes....
stop posting stories about the bad side of life. I know I can just as easily walk away from the post and no comment, but enough is enough...wonder how newspeople can carry on when discussing a murder or any crime against humanity...sorry...just needed to say that

You should be old enough to realize that news sells.

 

[Kyle B]

lesson learned: don't defriend crazy people!!

 

[Joe the meek]

lesson learned: don't defriend crazy people!!

Perhaps most of the people who post on Facebook are crazy?

 

[Darrell]

I'm going to go and de-friend everyone, if I'm lucky, one of them is psycho, and I can get some target practice in with my new M&P. :24:

 

[Tuffdisc]

I'm going to go and de-friend everyone, if I'm lucky, one of them is psycho, and I can get some target practice in with my new M&P. :24:

*de-friend* :ninja Oh wait, I'm not even on your list :24: