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Couple jailed after fight about Facebook

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BROOKSVILLE, Fla., March 2 (UPI) -- Authorities in Florida said a fight that landed a couple in jail began as an argument about their status as Facebook friends.

The Hernando County Sheriff's Office said Thomas Gannon, 35, of Brooksville told deputies he confronted his girlfriend, Tina Cash, 31, after she changed their relationship status on Facebook and "unfriended" him, the St. Petersburg Times reported Tuesday.

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Gannon said Cash threw items at him, including his great-grandfather's framed flag, and struck him in the face with a picture frame.

Cash told deputies Gannon was also throwing items and had punched her in the head.

The report said Gannon and Cash were arrested and each charged with a count of misdemeanor domestic battery.

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