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

Sheriff Billy Woods took to Facebook to give an update on the teen who was the subject of an Ambert Alert late last week.

A Florida teen staged a false abduction scare, triggering widespread searches; authorities reveal a lie, raising concerns over emergency-resource deployment.

Caden Speight, 17, was reported missing on September 25, after his mother received a text alleging four Hispanic men had shot ...

A teenage boy allegedly faked that he was kidnapped by four men and shot himself in the leg to fit his fabricated story.

A Florida teen who claimed he’d been shot and abducted by four Hispanic men “completely made up” the story, investigators say. Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods said that “there were an alarming ...

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

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

False Amber Alert Led to Massive Law Enforcement Response; Authorities Weighing Criminal Charges for Elaborate Hoax A massive, multi-agency search prompted by a false Amber Alert was called off late ...

Florida residents received an alarming Amber Alert on Thursday evening: A 17-year-old boy had been abducted by four men and stuffed in a van before they drove off with him inside. The post 'Completely ...