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TAMPA - A Tampa man faked his own kidnapping just to pay for his drug habit, police said.
On Friday, John Patterson III, 40, of Tampa, called his girlfriend, Lisa Brown, 39, of Brooksville, and told her that some men were going to kill him unless she brought $350 to him in Tampa.
Fearing for her boyfriend’s life, Brown called Tampa police, investigators said. Detectives called Patterson’s cell phone and later found him with Dan Myers, 35, of Tampa, at North 34th Street and East Hillsborough Avenue.
Patterson told officers that in trying to feed his drug habit he fabricated the kidnapping story to get money. Both men were arrested for causing a false report to be filed.
Police also found Myers to be in possession of crack cocaine and drug paraphernalia.
Patterson and Myers remain in Orient Road Jail with bail set at $2,500 and $5,000 respectively.
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Posted by Chris Jordan, Pensacola on 04/29 at 10:59 AM
Is there any mug shots of the two that faked the kidnapping? The “Patterson” sounds way to familiar. Do you know if he spent any time in the panhandle? If so please write back. Thanks.