Found Safe 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

[CityKid]

That's when I suspected a hoax. He's supposed to have been shot and scared for his life but wastes time calling mom and giving details when calling 911 and getting them faster to save his life would be the obvious thing to do.

Of course. This didn't make sense from the start. I'm not making excuses for him, but whatever he was claiming was easily debunked BS, and MOO the police knew it pretty early. He may be having mental health issues, or the pressure of what to do after senior year in high school, or an unrequited romantic interest, or problems with parents, who knows? Emotions are big when you're a teen. HOWEVER, big emotions don't mean you blame an imaginary ethnicity for your imaginary shooting and kidnapping. Remember Charles Stuart and Susan Smith?

 

[mpnola]

Well. I am glad he is ok. I hope he gets help with whatever stressors in his life felt so heavy that he made up such a crazy story and started his plan in the daylight with cameras and people everywhere. The one guy had the gps timeline that he saw a kid that seemed out of place on a black bike and a backpack that seemed long at the very exact time and same place he went "missing". He couldn't think he would get away long, could he?

Im sure the police will dig and see what was going on and if it deserves charges. But those were some pretty serious allegations!!! It put other people (especially Hispanic men and ex-employees) in very serious danger!

 

[ErinC]

I'm glad he's all right, and I hope he comes to understand the grave danger he could have put local Hispanic men in.

 

[Dre]

I am absolutely hoping for punishment, and therapy. My goodness what a thing to do to your mother…
The Hispanic addition is extremely disgusting to me.

 

[LadyL]

I knew this was a load of crap.

 

[airportwoman]

Of course. This didn't make sense from the start. I'm not making excuses for him, but whatever he was claiming was easily debunked BS, and MOO the police knew it pretty early. He may be having mental health issues, or the pressure of what to do after senior year in high school, or an unrequited romantic interest, or problems with parents, who knows? Emotions are big when you're a teen. HOWEVER, big emotions don't mean you blame an imaginary ethnicity for your imaginary shooting and kidnapping. Remember Charles Stuart and Susan Smith?

I also remember that in the Stuart case, an arrest was made, and the man quite likely would have been convicted had Mr. Stuart not unalived himself, and confessed in his note. He'd done a lot of other things, but he didn't do this.

 

[moniii455]

Is he alive? I saw on facebook that he is found safe? Is this true? Why would he lie about being abducted by 4 men?

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Is he alive? I saw on facebook that he is found safe? Is this true? Why would he lie about being abducted by 4 men?

Yes, he is confirmed safe.

Maybe he just needs some help. I was thinking he may be depressed or otherwise crying out for some help. Because why claim to have been shot? What was he going to do?

At least he didn't end up harming anyone physically, and so I guess it's not really the public's business, since he's a minor.