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Coen Brothers Come To Life: Bound then bounced from car, man arrested after claiming to be kidnapped
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2016/07/bound_then_bounced_from_car_on.html#incart_2box"...
Numerous 911 callers reported what they had seen, and Oregon State Police troopers soon arrived. Officers spoke to McPhail, who through the blood and scrapes on his face told them about being kidnapped in Camas, his hometown.
His story led officers to believe there could be more victims, and other police agencies scrambled into action.
But then, McPhail's day got even worse. Police, growing suspicious about inconsistencies in his story, arrested the 57-year-old. And now he faces charges of initiating a false report and first-degree conspiracy to commit theft.
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Late Monday, the Camas Police Department said it became involved in the investigation Sunday and served a search warrant at McPhail's home. A news release from the department said McPhail eventually confessed that the kidnapping was a hoax in an effort to get ransom money from his mother.
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Oh, goodness. I guess he was broke after a recent trip to Cleveland.
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