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The Police Get Their Man(nequin)

A “mannequin challenge” video was so interesting it was shared almost 86,000 times. Among those interested: the Madison County, Ala., sheriffs office. Perhaps it was the guns. The firearms in the video weren’t enough evidence for a search warrant, but investigators did eventually get one. When they served it, Capt. Mike Salomonsky said, they found not only guns and ammunition, but marijuana, equipment for grinding it, and scales. Two people were arrested, one of them for being a violent felon in possession of a weapon. (AC/Huntsville Times) ...That’s what happens when your viral video is titled “Suspects Seek Arresting Officer.”