A man spray-painted his face in an effort to escape the police.

The camouflage failed

The camouflage failed

Jose Espinoza decided to apply black spray paint to his face after fleeing from an apparently stolen vehicle, but it didn't work and police officers eventually caught up with him and arrested him.

Following the arrest, the police department wrote on Facebook: ''The camouflage was ineffective.''

Espinoza was booked at Madera County Jail and is currently facing charges of receiving stolen property, as well as the unlawful taking or driving of a vehicle.