A 17-year-old Marathon resident was arrested Tuesday for falsely reporting that he was kidnapped, beaten and robbed.
On May 8, George Yeatman told detectives on that two men abducted him at gunpoint, beat him and robbed him, leaving him unconscious and injured in the area of Sombrero Road.
A nearby resident called the Sheriff’s Office after finding Yeatman in the roadway, dazed and injured. Responding deputies called paramedics and he was transported to the hospital.
Yeatman told detectives that one of his attackers was 20-year-old Marathon man, who was subsequently arrested for the alleged crime.
Shortly after the arrest, detectives located a Facebook Live video posted at 5:30 p.m. the day of the supposed kidnapping. It showed Yeatman and another man in a "prearranged" fight.
Detectives believe Yeatman’s injuries actually came from this fight.
Several people also came forward, vouching for the whereabouts of the man Yeatman claimed kidnapped him.
All charges against the man were dismissed the same day he was arrested.
Yeatman is now in jail, charged with knowingly giving false information to law enforcement concerning a crime.