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<p>PITTSTON &#8212; Thanks to the powers of the Internet &#8212; and social media &#8212; police have charged a man that allegedly gave a phony story about how he sustained a gunshot wound to the foot.</p><p>Kyle Garrison, 25, initially told police he sustained a gunshot wound to his foot when he was robbed by two men at gunpoint.</p><p>Officers learned the truth, according to court documents, by taking a look at Garrison&#8217;s Facebook page.</p><p>According to the criminal complaint:</p><p>Officers were dispatched to 130 Stephenson St. at 10:18 a.m. on April 20 for a report of a man who was shot approximately two hours prior.</p><p>The victim, identified as Garrison, was found sitting on the porch of the residence and being treated by EMS workers for an injury on his right foot.</p><p>Garrison reported that he was walking north on North Main Street when two black men wearing black hoodies and dark jeans jumped out and demanded his possessions. Garrison reported that one of the men pointed what looked like a .357 revolver at him, and when he slapped it down, it went off and the shot struck him in the foot.</p><p>Officers asked to see Garrison&#8217;s phone, but he denied them access. Garrison then claimed that someone unknown to him called after the incident.</p><p>Garrison&#8217;s Facebook account, however, told a different tale.</p><p>Officers looked up Garrison&#8217;s Facebook account, and discovered three separate videos posted several hours before the alleged incident. The video depicted three men consuming alcohol and shooting a revolver. One of the men pointed the revolver toward the ground and fired a shot.</p><p>In another video, Garrison could be heard stating he was shot several times, and the video then showed his foot with a wound to the big toe. Garrison also posted on his page that he had been shot in the toe.</p><p>Investigators also learned that Garrison has a prior felony conviction that prevents him from using or possessing a firearm.</p><p>Garrison was interviewed by police on May 3 and read his Miranda warnings and agreed to speak with officers. Garrison said he and his friend, Sean Granahan, met up with two other men at the Saints and Sinner&#8217;s bar on April 19.</p><p>Garrison said the trio then went back to Granahan&#8217;s residence to get more alcohol to go ATV riding. That is when Granahan retrieved the firearm, and the trio then went to an area in Pittston Township known as &#8220;the pick&#8221; near Devil&#8217;s Falls.</p><p>Garrison admitted to posting the videos on social media, and that Granahan shot him in the foot when he pointed the gun downward. Garrison also told police he later deleted the videos in hopes they would not be seen by law enforcement.</p><p>Garrison also said he &#8220;got scared&#8221; when he called 911 and made up the story when he found out police would have to respond with the ambulance.</p><p>Garrison was arraigned on charges of possession of a firearm prohibited and making false reports before District Judge Alexandra Kokura Kravitz on Wednesday, and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing before Kravitz at 9:30 a.m. on May 24.</p><p>He is free on $25,000 unsecured bail.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Travis Kellar</p><p>tkellar@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Travis Kellar at 570-991-6389 or on Twitter @TLNews</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Facebook helps Pittston solve case of man that was shot in the foot