Man lies to police to avoid girlfriend's wrath
Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 10:37 am
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Man lies to police to avoid girlfriend's wrath
10:23 AM CDT on Thursday, July 14, 2005
WWLTV.com
SLIDELL -- An Arkansas man told police he was the victim of a kidnapping, but later admitted to making up the whole story in order to avoid trouble with his girlfriend.
According to Slidell Police spokesman Capt. Rob Callahan, 39-year-old Douglas S. Kelly told authorities he was accosted in a gas station parking lot by another man and stuffed into the trunk of a vehicle. Kelly said the man drove around anywhere between 45 minutes and two hours while he was still in the trunk.
Kelly, who works as a contact aviation mechanic at Slidell City Airport, told police that after the vehicle came to a stop, he pulled the trunk’s emergency release cord and escaped.
During their interrogation, police said they noticed inconsistencies in Kelly’s story. Callahan said Kelly eventually told police the truth.
Kelly said he met a man named “Jess” at the swimming pool of the Motel 6 where he was staying, and the two decided to visit a nearby strip club. After several hours of drinking and spending money, Kelly became too intoxicated to drive back to the motel, and asked Jess if he could drive them back. The two men stopped at a gas station, and Kelly said he fell asleep while in the car. When he woke up the next morning, Kelly said his car keys were missing and Jess was gone.
Callahan said investigators learned Kelly spent $500 at the strip club, and made up the kidnapping story to, according to Kelly, “to insulate myself from the wrath of my pregnant girlfriend about my exploits at a strip club.” Kelly’s girlfriend is staying at their home in Arkansas.
Police said they were unsure if Jess even exists. Kelly was booked at Slidell City Jail with charges of falsely reporting a crime, which carries a sentence of six months in jail and a $500 fine.
Man lies to police to avoid girlfriend's wrath
10:23 AM CDT on Thursday, July 14, 2005
WWLTV.com
SLIDELL -- An Arkansas man told police he was the victim of a kidnapping, but later admitted to making up the whole story in order to avoid trouble with his girlfriend.
According to Slidell Police spokesman Capt. Rob Callahan, 39-year-old Douglas S. Kelly told authorities he was accosted in a gas station parking lot by another man and stuffed into the trunk of a vehicle. Kelly said the man drove around anywhere between 45 minutes and two hours while he was still in the trunk.
Kelly, who works as a contact aviation mechanic at Slidell City Airport, told police that after the vehicle came to a stop, he pulled the trunk’s emergency release cord and escaped.
During their interrogation, police said they noticed inconsistencies in Kelly’s story. Callahan said Kelly eventually told police the truth.
Kelly said he met a man named “Jess” at the swimming pool of the Motel 6 where he was staying, and the two decided to visit a nearby strip club. After several hours of drinking and spending money, Kelly became too intoxicated to drive back to the motel, and asked Jess if he could drive them back. The two men stopped at a gas station, and Kelly said he fell asleep while in the car. When he woke up the next morning, Kelly said his car keys were missing and Jess was gone.
Callahan said investigators learned Kelly spent $500 at the strip club, and made up the kidnapping story to, according to Kelly, “to insulate myself from the wrath of my pregnant girlfriend about my exploits at a strip club.” Kelly’s girlfriend is staying at their home in Arkansas.
Police said they were unsure if Jess even exists. Kelly was booked at Slidell City Jail with charges of falsely reporting a crime, which carries a sentence of six months in jail and a $500 fine.
