Florida teen arrested for staging his abduction, shooting himself as hoax ignited frantic search

Source: New York Post

A Florida teen was arrested Tuesday for allegedly staging his own abduction and shooting himself in the leg to keep up the ruse — as police discovered frantic texts he sent his family were “completely false. ” Caden Speight, 17, faces a slew of charges, including filing a false report, firing a gun into a vehicle, and having a firearm as a minor for the elaborate scheme, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. The teen was feared to be in grave danger when he suddenly vanished in Dunnellon, north of Tampa, on Sept.