US EditionUK Man Posts Holiday Photo From Florida and Ends up Spending the Night in a Prison Cell, All because of What He Was Holding
Jon Richelieu-Booth faced a 12-week police probe and arrest over LinkedIn shotgun photos taken during Florida vacation; charges were dropped due to insufficient evidence.
- On Aug. 24, 2025, Jon Richelieu-Booth was arrested after three August LinkedIn posts showed him near or firing shotguns in Baker, Florida during a U.S. visit.
- A complainant described by Richelieu-Booth as a director at Hortor Ltd filed the report that prompted West Yorkshire Police to investigate after interpreting social posts as threats.
- Police detained and questioned Jon Richelieu-Booth overnight, declining his geolocation evidence, seizing his phone and computers; officers released him on bail and later rearrested him for alleged bail breaches.
- The Crown Prosecution Service dropped public order charges on Nov. 18, 2025, canceled the hearing, and Jon Richelieu-Booth said he would `file an action` against West Yorkshire Police after meeting the Free Speech Union.
- Amid 13,800 arrests for offensive social media posts, the case involving Jon Richelieu-Booth fuels free-speech debate and draws comparisons to Graham Linehan, according to the Free Speech Union.
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UK man posts holiday photo from Florida and ends up spending the night in a prison cell, all because of what he was holding
An IT consultant from the UK ended up in a prison cell after posting a holiday photo on LinkedIn. The picture showed him holding a gun while he was on vacation in Florida, more than 4,000 miles away from home. Jon Richelieu-Booth lives in Yorkshire and was shocked when police officers came to his door after he shared the picture earlier this year. According to Unilad, the first visit from the officer was just a warning about what he had been pos…
An ‘Orwellian’ Nightmare: British Man Reportedly Arrested For Posing With Gun on Social Media
A British man was reportedly arrested after posting a photo on social media showing him holding a gun. The image, taken in the United States, was uploaded to LinkedIn back in August. And, according to Jon Richelieu-Booth, an IT contractor, the photo caused a nightmarish legal drama with the West Yorkshire Police, despite the gun being legal and the image being taken on private property, Metro reported. Listen to the latest episode of “Quick Star…
UK Continues Descent into Tyranny with Arrest of Subject in LinkedIn Gun Photo
That posting this picture on social media is treated as a prosecutable offense tells us much. (Jon Richelieu-Booth/LinkedIn) “IT consultant arrested after posing with gun on LinkedIn,” The Telegraph reported Friday (link requires email address for access). “Jon Richelieu-Booth says he was ‘put through 13 weeks of hell’ after returning from US holiday.” The photo was taken on a friend’s property in Florida, Richelieu-Booth relates, and he told vi…
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