A wanted man has taunted the police on Facebook after they issued an appeal for help to track him down.
When Tasmania Police issued an appeal to help find Mathew Luke Johnson on Friday, the post was met with mockery from Johnson himself.
‘I will hand myself in when I’m ready, pigs,’ Johnson commented on the post.
Johnson (left) taunted the police by commenting on the post saying: ‘I will hand myself in when I’m ready, pigs’
Johnson’s retort was met with an overwhelming amount of support, with 164 people ‘liking’ the comment.
Johnson’s comment was deleted, but it was not long before he returned to the social media platform to affront officers again.
‘That was a nice pizza, next stop New Town,’ he said referring to the police belief Johnson was ‘transient but possibly in Hobart or New Town’.
‘Did I hurt anyone?’ Johnson continued.
‘I will hand myself in when I’m ready, pigs,’ Johnson commented on the Tasmania Police post
‘I will hand myself in when I’m ready, pigs,’ Johnson (pictured) commented on the post
The police’ appeal garnered a huge amount of attention from Facebook users, but most appeared to laugh at Johnson’s responses rather than take the post seriously.
‘Two hundred likes on his status and he should be let off,’ one man said.
‘Having lunch with him now. He says to say hello,’ another man said.
One woman said he served Johnson food on Saturday.
‘Legit came in today, he’s now chilling with his Whopper meal or something,’ she said, to which Johnson replied ‘I just finished on, now I’m relaxing on the beach’.
‘That was a nice pizza, next stop New Town. Did I hurt anyone?’ Johnson commented
‘Tasmania Police issued an appeal for help to locate Johnson on Friday (pictured)
While there was support for Johnson, not everyone found his comments endearing.
‘I don’t know why his comment was so funny? I find it disrespectful and you are all encouraging him, which he doesn’t need,’ one woman said.
Tasmania Police told Daily Mail Australia they wanted to speak to Johnson in relation to several outstanding matters. He remains on the run from the police.
Officers urged anyone with information as to Johnson’s whereabouts to phone Crime Stoppers anonymously on 1800 333 000.