'Facebook fugitive' taunts Bermuda police

A tiny island surrounded by miles of empty ocean might not seem like the ideal terrain for an escaped prisoner on the run.

But 24-year-old Alvone Maybury has evaded police in Bermuda for more than 36 hours - and has still found time to update his Facebook page.

Maybury, who is still on the loose, has made at least 10 posts since he escaped on Tuesday morning.

As armed police searched the holiday haven for the missing fugitive, Maybury boasted on the social networking site that he was relaxing, playing on his PlayStation.

In his first posting at around midnight on the day he escaped, he wrote: "Just let me be, fuck jail n all the people who run it."

Five hours later he was back on the website, commenting: "I'm just chillin playin p.s3. Lol."

Maybury, whose brazen daylight escape was captured on camera by a local televison station, added another post today saying: "I'm a tv star now."

Scores of friends have commented on his site offering words of support, telling him to stay safe and advising him to stop posting updates.

"Wherever ya hiding be safe please," wrote one.

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