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

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

A teenager who triggered an Amber Alert and a multi-agency search after claiming he had been abducted and shot, ultimately shot himself in the leg.

Days after an Amber Alert and the subsequent all-out search by the Marion County Sheriff's Office and other agencies, Sheriff Billy Woods has announced that the case of the missing 17-year-old boy ...

A Florida teen feared to have been kidnapped by “four Hispanic men” last week actually faked his own abduction — and even shot himself in the leg to as part of the painful, elaborate hoax, authorities ...

The Marion County sheriff said Caden Speight's parents have refused to allow detectives to speak with him to help authorities reach a "true final conclusion." ...

FOUND SAFE  Despite initial reports, investigators say there is no evidence to show Caden Speight was taken by four men in a light-colored van.

DUNNELLON, Fla. - Update (Sept. 26): On Friday, Sept. 26, the Marion County Sheriff's Office said the missing 17-year-old teenager has been found about 30 minutes from where he was reported missing.

Marion County Sheriff’s deputies no longer believe Caden Speight, 17, of Dunnellon, was taken by four Hispanic men as originally reported in an Amber Alert on Thursday night. His disappearance was ...

An amber alert was issued in Florida over missing teen Caden Speight who was last seen at a place where a shooting reportedly took place. Amber alerts.

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

AMBER stands for "America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response" and is used to help find abducted children. It's named after 9-year-old Amber Hagerman, who had been abducted and killed in Arlington ...