News

Actions

Facebook 'like' gets Florida man a return trip to jail

Facebook 'like' sends Florida man back to jail
Posted
and last updated

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- A Florida man is back in jail after clicking "like" on a Facebook photo posted by a witness in a case against him.

The SunSentinel reported that West Palm Beach judge Krista Marx revoked Paul Maida Jr.'s bond Wednesday, saying he violated a court order to avoid any contact with his ex-girlfriend Bianca Fichtel by liking a photo on her Facebook page earlier this month.

 

Assistant State Attorney Laura Laurie says Fichtel is a key prosecution witness in the DUI manslaughter case against Maida.

Maida is accused of leaving the scene of a Boca Raton crash that killed 65-year-old bicyclist George Morreale in April 2014.

Maida, who had been on house arrest, must now remain in the Palm Beach County Jail until his case is resolved.

,

Weather

Daily Forecast

View Hourly Forecast

Day

Conditions

HI / LO

Precip

Sunday

05/24/2026

Sunny

91° / 62°

0%

Monday

05/25/2026

Sunny

89° / 58°

0%

Tuesday

05/26/2026

Partly Cloudy

78° / 56°

1%

Wednesday

05/27/2026

Mostly Sunny

77° / 57°

8%

Thursday

05/28/2026

Partly Cloudy

77° / 57°

2%

Friday

05/29/2026

Sunny

83° / 60°

1%

Saturday

05/30/2026

Sunny

89° / 61°

0%

Sunday

05/31/2026

Sunny

89° / 62°

0%