Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods says 17-year-old Caden Speight’s false abduction report triggered an Amber Alert before he ...

A Florida teen feared to have been kidnapped by “four Hispanic men” last week actually faked his own abduction — and even ...

The Marion County sheriff said Caden Speight's parents have refused to allow detectives to speak with him to help authorities ...

The ruse began on September 25, around 4 p.m., when police say they received information that Caden Speight, 17, had been ...

In an update, the sheriff described how investigators conducted their search, despite getting "false information" from the ...

Caden Speight was last seen on September 25, 2025, at around 4:00 p.m, according to local publications in Florida.

Police in Florida have determined that a 17-year-old boy who alleged he was shot and kidnapped by Hispanic men last week was ...

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday that a statewide Amber Alert issued last week for 17-year-old Caden ...

DUNNELLON, Fla. - Update (Sept. 26): On Friday, Sept. 26, the Marion County Sheriff's Office said the missing 17-year-old ...

A teen at the center of a statewide Amber Alert faked his kidnapping and shot himself to keep the lie going, Florida ...

AMBER stands for "America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response" and is used to help find abducted children. It's named ...

Officers initially responded to a shooting investigation, and Speight's car was found in the area, but he was not located.