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Vacation selfie saves man from prison sentence

Posted at 8:51 AM, Nov 19, 2018
and last updated 2018-11-19 11:52:29-05

A selfie taken during a family vacation has saved a Texas man from a possible prison sentence. 

Last year, Christopher Precopia was arrested and accused of breaking into his ex-girlfriend's home and stabbing her.

His parents were forced to pay more than $100,000 to get him released from jail.

After 9 months of trying to clear his name, Precopia's mother realized that they were on a family vacation at the time of the incident and had posted a photo on Facebook.

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Prosecutors have dropped the charges against Precopia and are trying to decide if the ex-girlfriend should face charges.