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A Milwaukee man charged in connection with a hit-and-run crash posted a news article about the crime to his public Facebook page.Josh Sassi, 30, faces more than one year in prison and up to $3,000 in fines if convicted of the charges lobbed against him related to the Wednesday hit-and-run that a number of citizens tried to stop.According to the criminal complaint, Sassi hit two vehicles on East Brady Street near North Arlington Avenue."He was hooked onto my bumper," restaurant owner Ricci man told WISN 12 NEWS. "Then he was just spinning and spinning and spinning. He breaks loose and hits me again."Sassi was ultimately able to get away, but not before witnesses tried to stop him. One witness threw a beverage into the pickup, and another used the pole of a downed stop sign to poke him, video recorded from across the street showed.Sometime before his arrest on Friday, a link was posted to Sassi's Facebook page of a news article about the driver in the hit-and-run crash being sought by police.The 2000 Chevy Silverado was later found on the 1900 block of North Oakland Avenue. Sassi was arrested when the officer went to the home of the truck's registered owner, the complaint said.The charging document said Sassi stated that he's a recovering heroin addict and is on medication to deal with the addiction. He said he hit the two vans and then drove off because he got scared when confronted by the witnesses.Sassi does not have a valid driver's license and was charged with two counts of hit-and-run and one count of disorderly conduct.Get the WISN 12 NEWS app