Staffordshire man posts 'HMP livin' photos from prison cell after nationwide police appeal
A Stafford man who posted photos of himself from his prison cell has pleaded guilty to wielding a machete on a train between Rugeley and Cannock.
British Transport Police launched a nationwide manhunt for 19-year-old Kieran Bond, who has a tattoo of his own name on his face, over allegations that he made threats while wielding a machete on public transport.
He was arrested and remanded in custody in Manchester before appearing at Cannock Magistrates' Court today.
Bond, who has a distinctive face tattoo which reads 'Bondy', was caught on Christmas Eve after failing to appear at Cannock Magistrates' Court on October 26.
However, being arrested did not stop Bond's gleeful social media posts, as he has shared photos on Facebook while still in police custody.
One of the photos is tagged to the location of HMP Forest Bank, a private men's prison in Salford.
Bond boasted in a Facebook post on New Year's Eve, saying: "They got me still got the phone tho hahahahhahah free me up" before posting two pictures in a prison cell on Tuesday.
In one picture, he poses with other inmates by sticking his middle finger up to the camera, which he posted with the words "HMP livin".
Bond was charged with the offence which happened on a train between Rugeley and Cannock Railway Stations on March 29.
Bond, Lichfield Road in Stafford, was due to appear at Newcastle Under Lyme Magistrates’ Court on December 30, but this was adjourned.
Bond was up for one count of possession of an offensive weapon and one count of threatening behaviour with an offensive weapon.
Bond was remanded in custody after entering a guilty plea to both counts.
It comes amid a police appeal to track a man who is believed to have thrown six packages over the prison wall on December 23.
