Boy Claims Kidnapping To Hide Bad Report Card

Huntsville Report Card An 11-year-old Huntsville boy gets high
marks in storytelling after staging a hoax to cover up his bad
grades.

by Associated Press

Published: Tue, September 15, 2009 - 12:08 pm CST Last Updated: Tue, September 15, 2009 - 12:10 pm CST

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - An 11-year-old Huntsville boy gets high
marks in storytelling after staging a hoax to cover up his bad
grades.
Police say the boy faked his kidnapping Friday to avoid bringing
home a bad report card, saying that a man with a pistol snatched
him after he left Ed White Middle School.
The boy said the man forced him into a "beat-up car" and
threatened to kill him.
The student said he escaped by jumping out of the car but wasn't
able to grab his bookbag, which contained the report card.
He ran to his grandparents' house and later confessed to lying.
His grandfather called police to apologize.
Sgt. Mark Roberts said police were suspicious that the boy was
able to "escape" with his band instrument, but not his bookbag.
Roberts said the boy faces no charges at this time.

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mustuknow Says:

Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 2:39 pm

My thoughts exactly Bamabob!!! I have to say this kid has a vivid imagination. Of course if he was my kid he wouldn’t be able to sit in his desk at school for the next week or so when I got through with his backside!!! Can you imagine the chuckles the LEO’s got out of this story after it was all over with and the kid was okay????