JENKINS, KY (RNN) – A Kentucky man remains unapologetic for a prank he pulled on local police – even after they put him in jail for it.
Michael Baker, 20, posted a photo of himself on Facebook that shows him smiling while he siphons gasoline from a Jenkins, KY, police cruiser.
Even his friends knew it was a dumb thing to do.
"I'm sorry, but that's funny. & stupid!" one of Baker's friends said in a comment to his post.
Police officers obtained a copy of the photo, and arrested Baker on Monday, charging him with theft by unlawful taking, a misdemeanor.
Baker was scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday in Letcher County District Court.
In the photo, taken by his girlfriend, Baker defiantly flipped his middle finger into the air as he streamed fuel from the car into a red gas can sitting on the ground.
Baker was released Tuesday and posted on his Facebook page, "just got out of jail," which drew sarcastic comments from about four of his friends.
Baker didn't appear too contrite over the crime.
"yea lol u would just have to seen it it was funny as hell tho," he wrote in one Facebook page, according to the Smoking Gun.
Jenkins Police, however, were slightly less amused, and referred to the Facebook photo in their arrest warrant.
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Michael Baker faces misdemeanor charges after siphoning gas from a police car. (Source: Jenkins City Police Department)
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