Man accused of making up story about kidnapping, Ann Arbor police say
An Ann Arbor man is accused of making up an elaborate story about being kidnapped at gunpoint from his apartment in May, then forced to withdraw money from banks and held overnight at an apartment complex.
Damian Jonathan Adams, 39, of Pear Street, is charged with filing a false report of a felony, Washtenaw County court records show.
Adams, who is free on a personal recognizance bond, is scheduled to appear in court for a preliminary hearing at 1 p.m. today.
Ann Arbor police spokeswoman Lt. Renee Bush said it's unclear why Adams made up the story.
According to Bush, Adams told police he was kidnapped by two Ypsilanti men at his apartment on May 9, and was forced to withdraw money from banks in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti. He claimed he was held at an apartment complex somewhere in Washtenaw County, Bush said.
Adams told police he escaped after a fight with the kidnappers the next morning, police said.
Detectives investigated the case for several days before determining Adams' story didn't check out, Bush said.
If convicted, Adams faces up to four years in prison.
Comments
rrt911
Thu, Jul 22, 2010 : 3:26 p.m.
No jail, get this person out doing community service work. My recent trip back to A2, the town looks a little ragged, esp. by the mall; weeds and the like. Get his butt out there for a few weeks, beats having him sit on his rear thinking about his next brilliant scam. Idle hands....
Positive Ion Things
Wed, Jul 21, 2010 : 1:46 p.m.
A similar situation happened to an ex-buddy of mine about two years ago. Except what he did was empty his bank account to buy drugs and passed out at the house he was at. Of course he was in pretty deep with his girlfriend and wanted to make up a similar story, but confessed to just being a loser. Not saying that this is this guys' story, but it's not uncommon. If it is, better to get dumped by the mrs than dumped on by the courts. We sometimes want to make elaborate stories to hide from from being a complete idiot, but only the complete idiots actually carry through with it.
Hmm
Wed, Jul 21, 2010 : 12:09 p.m.
What compels a person to do something like this? Send his butt to jail!
Ricebrnr
Wed, Jul 21, 2010 : 11:23 a.m.
This has happenned quite a few times in th last year, hasn't it? There's been moves to make people pay for their own rescues at sea or in national parks. Hopefully the authorities (and the taxpayers) can be reimbursed for the time and costs of this investigation.