{"id":74663,"date":"2023-07-27T11:48:42","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T15:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/florida-girl-11-arrested-for-prank-911-text-that-armed-kidnapper-abducted-her-friend-deputies-say-74663"},"modified":"2023-07-27T11:48:42","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T15:48:42","slug":"florida-girl-11-arrested-for-prank-911-text-that-armed-kidnapper-abducted-her-friend-deputies-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/florida-girl-11-arrested-for-prank-911-text-that-armed-kidnapper-abducted-her-friend-deputies-say-74663","title":{"rendered":"Florida girl, 11, arrested for prank 911 text that armed kidnapper abducted her friend, deputies say"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>An 11-year-old Florida girl was arrested Wednesday after sending a prank 911 text that said an armed man had kidnapped her friend, later claiming it was part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/social-media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube challenge<\/a> that she thought &#8220;would be funny,&#8221; authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>The incident began at 9:45 a.m., when the girl texted 911 that her 14-year-old friend was abducted by an armed male driving a white van on South I-95 in Oak Hill, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/crime\/police-and-law-enforcement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Volusia County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple deputies responded with assistance from Edgewater, New Smyrna Beach and Port Orange police. Air support was also called in to help search for the van.<\/p>\n<p>The girl texted updated to authorities over the next hour and half, saying she was following the van in a blue Jeep and describing how the male suspect had a gun, the sheriff\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/lifestyle\/7-dangerous-tiktok-challenges-kids-parents-must-know-extreme-risky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>7 DANGEROUS TIKTOK CHALLENGES FOR KIDS THAT PARENTS MUST KNOW: \u2018EXTREME AND RISKY\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, law enforcement found no van and were directed to a home in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/southeast\/florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Port Orange<\/a> after tracking the cell phone that sent the messages.<\/p>\n<p>Deputies arrived at the home and contacted the girl\u2019s father, who said she was inside with her family.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Officials said that as deputies approached the girl, she was holding her cell phone, which was ringing. When the child answered the phone, the sheriff\u2019s dispatch was on the line.<\/p>\n<p>The girl told deputies she got the idea to prank 911 through a YouTube challenge and thought it &#8220;would be funny,&#8221; according to the sheriff\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/chroming-social-media-trend-killed-13-year-old-girl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT IS \u2018CHROMING,&#8217; DEADLY SOCIAL MEDIA TREND THAT KILLED 13-YEAR-OLD GIRL?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Deputy body-worn camera shows deputies speaking to the girl, telling her she needs to use this incident as a learning experience.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She can be heard telling deputies, &#8220;I\u2019m not going to do this again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The girl, who Fox News Digital is not identifying because she is a minor, was charged with making a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/crime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">false police report<\/a> concerning the use of a firearm in a violent manner, a felony, and misuse of 911, a misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>She was later released to her parents on home detention, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox35orlando.com\/news\/florida-girl-accused-of-sending-fake-911-text-to-be-released-on-home-detention-judge-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FOX35 Orlando<\/a> reported. She was due to appear in court on Aug. 7.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities warned parents to closely monitor their children\u2019s social media accounts to protect them from dangers online.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This kind of prank activity is dangerous \u2013 we\u2019re going to investigate every incident, but today it wasted valuable resources that might have helped someone else who legitimately needed our help,&#8221; said Sheriff Mike Chitwood.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/florida-girl-11-arrested-prank-911-text-armed-kidnapper-abducted-her-friend-deputies-say\">Source &#8211; https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/florida-girl-11-arrested-prank-911-text-armed-kidnapper-abducted-her-friend-deputies-say <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An 11-year-old Florida girl was arrested Wednesday after sending a prank 911 text that said an armed man had kidnapped her friend, later claiming it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"twitter_2902945987_2902945987":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[16563],"tags":[],"stock_ticker":[],"class_list":["post-74663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-market-news","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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