Crime & Justice

11-Year-Old Girl Arrested After Prank-Texting 911 to Report Friend’s Kidnapping

YOUTUBE MADE ME DO IT

The 11-year-old girl told a dispatcher that her friend had been abducted by a man with a gun as part of an online challenge, according to police.

AJ McDougall
AJ McDougall 

Breaking News Reporter

A young girl in Florida was arrested and charged with a felony after being inspired by an online challenge to fake a report that her friend had been kidnapped.
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AJ McDougall

AJ McDougall

Breaking News Reporter

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