A news release from the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office says the girl told deputies she decided to send a text to a dispatcher claiming her friend had been abducted because of YouTube challenge and that she thought it “would be funny.”
“This kind of prank activity is dangerous ― we’re going to investigate every incident, but today it wasted valuable resources that might have helped someone else who legitimately needed our help,” Chitwood said.
Deputies from several departments and a helicopter were called in for the search, the sheriff’s office says. The girl continued to send texts for about 90 minutes, including a description of a suspect and claiming he was armed. The girl is charged with making a false police report concerning the use of a firearm in a violent manner, a felony, and misuse of 911, a misdemeanor. She was taken away in handcuffs and eventually to the Volusia Regional Juvenile Detention Center.
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