A 17-year-old from Florida faces a slew of charges after allegedly faking his own abduction at the hands of “four Hispanic men” and shooting himself in the leg to make it look real.
The alleged elaborate scheme caught up with Caden Speight after he was was arrested Tuesday and charged with making false report of a crime, presenting false evidence, firing a gun into a conveyance, and having a firearm as a minor, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.