A New York City man was arrested and charged with faking being kidnapped to avoid telling his girlfriend why he was gone for two weeks.

Rahmell Pettway, 36, was discovered by passersby early Thursday between two cars parked on a street in Brooklyn, the New York Post reported.

His hands, legs and mouth were covered with duct tape, and he complained of pain in his ribs, police said.

When being questioned by police, Pettway said he had been kidnapped by two men in a blue minivan on Feb. 19. They then held him captive for about two weeks, driving him around from place to place, Pettway said.

However, authorities became suspicious of Pettway‘s story and he soon confessed that the kidnapping was a hoax, saying he had been avoiding his girlfriend for a couple of weeks and was terrified of facing her.

“He’s a total moron,” said one law-enforcement official. “It was a pathetic attempt to pull the wool [over] her eyes.”

Pettway was arrested and charged for filing a false report. (UPI)



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"납치당했어요" 알고보니 여친에게...

미국 뉴욕의 한 남성은 여자친구에게 2주간 사라졌던 이유를 밝히고 싶지 않아 납치 되었다고 거짓 증언하여 구속됐다.

라멜 패트웨이(36)는 이른 목요일 브루클린 도로에 세워져 있던 자동차 2대 사이에서 지나가는 시민들에 의해 발견됐다고 뉴욕포스트가 보도했다.

경찰에 따르면 패트웨이의 손, 다리, 입은 테이프로 꽁꽁 싸매져 있었으며 갈비뼈의 고통을 호소했다,

경찰 조사에서 패트웨이는 2월 19일 두 남성으로부터 납치당해 파란색 미니밴에 2주간 알수 없는 곳들에 실려 다녔다고 전했다.시작하자 납치되었다는 이야기는 거짓말이라고 자백했다. 패트웨이는 여자친구를 몇 주간 피해 다녔으며 돌아온 지금 여자친구를 만날 자신이 없다고 두려워했다.

“그는 완전히 멍청이”라고 법조계 관련 인사가 말했다. “여자 친구를 속인 시도는 너무나 어리석은 행동이었다”고 안타까움을 표했다.

패트웨이는 거짓 보도로 경찰에 구속됐다. (코리아헤럴드)