Ohio man charged after police said he faked his kidnapping

CINCINNATI (AP) — A southwest Ohio man has been charged with making false alarms after police say he faked his own kidnapping.

Police say they received multiple calls after Adam Hoover, 20, posted on his Facebook page early this morning about being abducted and needing help.

Lt. Jim Vetter of the Green Township police department says Hoover eventually knocked on the door of a random house in Miami Township, where officers responded and found him unharmed. Vetter said it became clear to the detectives interviewing Hoover that the abduction didn’t actually occur, and Hoover later admitted to fabricating the story.

Police say they have no definitive motive and continue to seek answers for why Hoover faked the abduction.