Florida girl arrested after friend’s ‘kidnapping’ exposed as YouTube challenge prank
An 11-year-old Florida girl was arrested after falsely texting authorities that her friend was kidnapped by an armed man. She later confessed the prank was part of a YouTube challenge . The girl texted 911 Wednesday morning to say her friend , 14, was abducted by “an armed male driving a white van on South I-95 in Oak Hill,” the Volusia Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. The girl said she was following the van in a blue Jeep. NBC News is not identifying the 11-year-old because she is a minor. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> A dispatcher to the sheriff’s communication advised the sheriff’s office at 9.45am of a “suspicious incident reported by text message”. The 11-year-old then texted updates for the next hour and a half — describing the male suspect and saying he had a gun. Source: https://thefoxposts.com/florida-girl-arrested-after-friend-s-kidnapping-exposed-as-youtube-challenge-prank-TheFOXposts-31400.html?utm_source=blogger_sour...