CPD: Local Females Made Up Kidnapping
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Two Columbus women said they were abducted at gunpoint over the weekend, but authorities say the incident was fabricated.
COLUMBUS, Ohio—Two Columbus women said they were abducted at gunpoint over the weekend, but authorities said the incident was fabricated.
NBC 4 reported with the FAST FACTS.
Alischa Coverdale, 22, and Angel McCallister, 17, told authorities they were kidnapped by two men.
The females, who said they are friends, claimed they were kidnapped at 9 a.m. Saturday from an area near Parsons and Southwood avenues on the city’s South Side.
They said two black males forced them into a green vehicle of unknown make and model and told them they were headed for West Virginia to be prostitutes.
The females said they were held against their will for hours before they were able to escape their captors at a Buckeye Lake gas station.
Columbus police and the Licking County sheriff’s office started an investigation Saturday.
Authorities said investigators uncovered evidence that disproved the abduction allegations.
They were arrested by CPD and taken to the Franklin County jail early Tuesday morning.
Coverdale and McCallister were charged with falsification and misleading a public official.
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is anyone else picturing a big sparkly green Buick??? haha
i am curious to hear the real story of how they ended up in Buckeye Lake…
According to court records, the 22 year-old’s name is Alischa, not Alisha.
They should have to pay a stiff fine and do some community service, but sending them to jail is only going to cost tax payers to feed and house them, and probably medical care. Sending people to jail for stupid, non-violent pranks is not cost effective. It only increases taxes and doesn’t teach anyone anything. It is a shame that they blamed it on black males. I don’t get that one either.
I wonder why everyone that fabricates their stories feel that they need to blame it on black males. And people wonder why racism still exist in society.
I say these women should get everything coming at them. Just wait til they get to jail. Somebody is gonna make them their girlfriend!
What is up with everyone always naming black males as their kidnappers and were letting them get away with it. It’s not fair and not right. It’s getting to the point where its starting to get unreliable and the police are going to start to not believe victims. They need to get the max for the crime they commited
These girls need to go to jail, minimum 6 months, also they need to pay the costs of what the police department had to pay out for their fraudulent acts. PERIOD! We need stiffer penalties for the crimes!
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