Fake Parma Facebook

Here's a side-by-side comparison of the Parma Police Department's official Facebook page, and a parody cite that led to a man being charged with a felony.

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Anthony Novak leaves the Cuyahoga County Justice Center Aug. 11, 2016 after being acquitted on a felony charge for creating a fake Parma Police Department Facebook page

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- In March, Anthony Novak set up a page on Facebook to look like the one used his hometown Parma Police Department. For less than a day he made comedic, sometimes off-color postings.

The gambit proved no joke.

The 27-year-old was arrested on Good Friday and spent three days in the Cuyahoga County Jail. County prosecutors would later charge him with a felony, and a jury acquitted him Friday of any criminal wrongdoing.

Now Novak says he plans to sue the department for violating his First Amendment rights.

Police raided his apartment, guns drawn, while his roommate was sitting on the toilet. They took every piece of electronic equipment in the home, including both men's cellphones, video game consoles and laptop computers.

For the first time since his arrest, Novak is returning to Facebook to talk about his experience in an exclusive cleveland.com interview.

Watch the interview here or on our Facebook page starting at 2 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.

For those who missed our live broadcast, a full recording of the interview with Novak is available on the cleveland.com Facebook page and will be posted on cleveland.com later today.