AMBER ALERT FL - Caden Speight, 17, kidnapped by 4 unknown men in light-colored van, do not approach, last seen 12800 block SW Hwy 484, Dunellon, 25 Sep 2025

[Maat99]

Except 2 people were actually murdered in that case.

That too!

 

[anneoakley63]

If he made this up I hope he gets the same level of

except in the Veronica Butler case there was a lot of blood, a broken hammer and other evidence of “a severe injury” next to the abandoned car

https://kansasreflector.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/C.-G.-Twombly-CF-24-73-Info-and-Affidavit.pdf

Correct......and no guessing as to whether a crime had occurred or not. I was agreeing with the original poster that this case reminded me of the OK case.

 

[Warwick7]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1971610454259601653

 

[nao]

Moo...maybe he had got into a disagreement with ma or pa. Wanted them to feel worried....moo

 

[whitelilac]

PC

Central Florida teen found safe after reports he was taken by group of men were unfounded

Caden Speight was last seen in Dunnellon.

www.wesh.com

 

[justtrish]

So, I am curious if LE saw the texts in question or if they took moms word for it. Did he actually text THAT exact thing or did mom just say he did thinking LE would take it seriously if he was abducted vs if he ran away. Surely, LE would verify before putting info like that out, but it was something that came to mind as it seems odd a 17-year-old would make up a crazy story if they just intended to run away, seems way more attention would hit if the vehicle was abandoned with doors open and a kid is just missing. Many of us were suspicious of this story just because we've seen/heard things like this before and almost always it's not true. I guess at 17 he really isn't able to think through things either or realize how it would sound/look and that if he was seen on a bike it would blow up the entire story. Now if mom just made that text up to get LE involved ASAP.. I could see that too.

So was there a bullet hole in the truck? IF so did he do that himself? Is he armed? uggh

 

[whitelilac]

did anyone hear that update by the lieutenant I linked above ? Did he say Caden was "with deputies and in good health?" I had trouble understanding him and he spoke quickly.

 

[whitelilac]

Yes.
Breaking update: Teen found safe, Marion County officials announced in a news conference Friday afternoon. He's in good health and with deputies.

Central Florida teen found safe after reports he was taken by group of men were unfounded

Caden Speight was last seen in Dunnellon.

www.wesh.com

 

[Seni]

Central Florida teen found safe after reports he was taken by group of men were unfounded

Caden Speight was last seen in Dunnellon.

www.wesh.com

Breaking update: Teen found safe, Marion County officials announced in a news conference Friday afternoon. He's in good health and with deputies.

 

[KBlackRabbit]

If the bullet hole wasn’t there before he damaged a work truck, wasted emergency services, and owes a lot of people especially the Hispanic community a huge apology.

 

[Unalienable Rights]

Marion County Sheriff's Office​

UPDATE: Caden has been located safe in Williston. This investigation is still on-going. More updates will be provide as they become available.