LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- When you go to prison, you are supposed to lose all of your freedom. But as WDRB has discovered, one man sitting in jail apparently has a way to stay in touch with the world. The man is accused of Facebooking from his jail cell. He is connected to a local murder, and the victim's family was shocked to find out he has an active account.
Locked up, sitting in the Wabash valley Correctional facility, 20-year-old Quintez Deloney does not appear to be bored. He has apparently been Facebooking via a smartphone. "He's supposed to lose all freedom. When he chose that night to be affiliated with the killing of my brother, he went to prison to learn a lesson. But what is he learning in there if he's allowed to have a Facebook?" asked Lisa Cunningham. Her brother, Louie James, was shot seven times and killed five years ago during a robbery inside the Vance Court apartments in New Albany.
Lance Douglas was convicted of murder. But Quintez Deloney -- only 15 at the time -- was convicted of robbery and burglary. "Yes, he was young, and for a moment I almost felt sorry for him. but then I realized at his age I knew right from wrong," said Cunningham.
On Quintez Q-ball Deloney's Facebook page, the user says: "What up free world."
One Facebook conversation on the wall goes like this:
Friend: "just wanna know how you're locked up and on facebook?" In which he allegedly replies:
Response: "that's something that's kept secret!"
The Indiana Department of Corrections is investigating and says phone trafficking is a huge problem. "You'd have to use your imagination to imagine how these devices are brought in, in unusual places (...) even in body cavities," said Doug Garrison, with the Indiana Department of Corrections.
Last year, officials confiscated nearly 2000 cell phones. Deloney could face disciplinary action, even have his sentenced lengthened, if he is in fact behind the Facebook page.
Meanwhile, Lisa has gained support by starting a petition on change.org. "I want to spread to everybody that this isn't right," said Cunningham, "this is for my brother. He didn't deserve to die." The Department of Corrections is working with Facebook to get the page deleted. Deloney's current release date is for the year 2026.
Locked up, sitting in the Wabash valley Correctional facility, 20-year-old Quintez Deloney does not appear to be bored. He has apparently been Facebooking via a smartphone. "He's supposed to lose all freedom. When he chose that night to be affiliated with the killing of my brother, he went to prison to learn a lesson. But what is he learning in there if he's allowed to have a Facebook?" asked Lisa Cunningham. Her brother, Louie James, was shot seven times and killed five years ago during a robbery inside the Vance Court apartments in New Albany.
Lance Douglas was convicted of murder. But Quintez Deloney -- only 15 at the time -- was convicted of robbery and burglary. "Yes, he was young, and for a moment I almost felt sorry for him. but then I realized at his age I knew right from wrong," said Cunningham.
On Quintez Q-ball Deloney's Facebook page, the user says: "What up free world."
One Facebook conversation on the wall goes like this:
Friend: "just wanna know how you're locked up and on facebook?" In which he allegedly replies:
Response: "that's something that's kept secret!"
The Indiana Department of Corrections is investigating and says phone trafficking is a huge problem. "You'd have to use your imagination to imagine how these devices are brought in, in unusual places (...) even in body cavities," said Doug Garrison, with the Indiana Department of Corrections.
Last year, officials confiscated nearly 2000 cell phones. Deloney could face disciplinary action, even have his sentenced lengthened, if he is in fact behind the Facebook page.
Meanwhile, Lisa has gained support by starting a petition on change.org. "I want to spread to everybody that this isn't right," said Cunningham, "this is for my brother. He didn't deserve to die." The Department of Corrections is working with Facebook to get the page deleted. Deloney's current release date is for the year 2026.
