FL - Caden Speight, 17, was found safe (after falsely reporting kidnapping)

[Unalienable Rights]

CADEN SPEIGHT WAS FOUND SAFE. OFFICIALS SAY THERE WAS NO SHOOTING AND NO KIDNAPPING. OFFICIAL REPORT ON THIS THREAD POSTED HERE

Caden Speight​

• • Missing Since
  • Sep 25, 2025
• • Missing From
  • Dunnellon, FL
• • Age Now
  • 17 years
• • Sex
  • Male
• • Race
  • White
• • Hair Color
  • Brown
• • Eye Color
  • Brown
• • Height
  • 6'0"
• • Weight
  • 150 lbs
• • Description
  • last seen wearing an unknown colored t-shirt and blue jeans

Vehicle Information​

• • Description:
  • Light colored

A Florida AMBER Alert has been issued for Caden Speight, a white male, 17 years old, 6 feet tall, 150 pounds, brown hair and brown eyes, last seen in the area of the 12800 block of SW Highway 484 in Dunnellon, Florida, who was last seen wearing an unknown colored t-shirt and blue jeans. Caden may be in the company of four unknown males, possibly Hispanic. They may be traveling in a light-colored van. If located, DO NOT APPROACH. Contact law enforcement immediately. If you have any information on the whereabouts of this child please contact the Marion County Sheriff's Office at 352-732-9111 or 911. #FLAMBER.

Have you seen this child?

Missing From: , . Missing Date: .

www.missingkids.org

https://www.mypanhandle.com/news/florida/fdle-amber-alert-issued-for-kidnapped-seventeen-year-old-out-of-marion-county/

A Florida Amber Alert has been issued for a kidnapped 17-year-old out of Marion County.

 

[Unalienable Rights]

Florida Amber Alert: 17-year-old found safe in Marion County

A Florida AMBER Alert has been issued for Caden Speight, 17, of Dunnellon.

www.wcjb.com

A Florida AMBER Alert has been issued for Caden Speight, 17, of Dunnellon. Sheriff’s deputies confirm his disappearance is connected to a shooting that happened Thursday afternoon.

Officials say Caden may be in the company of four unknown males, possibly Hispanic. They may be traveling in a light-colored van.

 

[Knox]

Wait what? This is highly unusual, what are we looking at here? It doesn’t say kidnapping or abduction. But it sort of sounds like one, or at the least a targeted attack?

 

[Knox]

The Marion County Sheriff's Office has confirmed to FOX 35 that deputies were investigating a shooting in the same area and believe Speight may be a victim.

Investigators said authorities received a call about a possible shooting around 4 p.m. on Thursday. Deputies arrived at the scene and located Speight's vehicle, but the teenager was not there. They proceeded to check with area hospitals but have not been able to locate Speight.

Florida Amber Alert: Missing Marion County teen Caden Speight believed to be victim of shooting, deputies say | FOX 35 Orlando

Authorities have issued a Florida Amber Alert for a missing 17-year-old Marion County boy.

www.fox35orlando.com

 

[Unalienable Rights]

See the comments following the Marion County SO post.

https://www.facebook.com/mcsoflorida/posts/pfbid02SJSKiVdd9mc8UWPs9hkXMu3rmtqRdhqPHBaXo5RLoGt6PC6Qz8rjKEz3fsQBzAwTl

 

[Emerald1328]

See the comments following the Marion County SO post.

https://www.facebook.com/mcsoflorida/posts/pfbid02SJSKiVdd9mc8UWPs9hkXMu3rmtqRdhqPHBaXo5RLoGt6PC6Qz8rjKEz3fsQBzAwTl

Oh no.

 

[Deleted member 117884]

Are there witnesses? Who made the 911 call?

This is a very strange situation. Hoping it's resolved soon.

jmopinion

 

[swanniee11]

His FB Caden Speight not much help at this point. Praying he is found safe and can get to a hospital. IMO

 

[outback]

Was this random or did they know Caden?

Drugs? hate crime? Money?

Did he seem to know the men and get in the car with no problem or did people see him resisting getting into the van?


Time will tell.

This has me stumped right now.

Jmo

 

[swanniee11]

Kayla Lewis WCJB

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BREAKING NEWS: MARION COUNTY SHERIFF DEPUTIES SAY 17-YEAR-OLD CADEN SPEIGHT WAS SHOT. THERE IS NOW AN AMBER ALERT OUT FOR HIM
More MSM to follow

 

[Emerald1328]

Was this random or did they know Caden?

Drugs? hate crime? Money?

Did he seem to know the men and get in the car with no problem or did people see him resisting getting into the van?


Time will tell.

This has me stumped right now.

Jmo

The comments on the sheriff’s FB post may shed more light…or may just confuse you further Either way, I know we can’t discuss the comments so I hope more info is released soon!

 

[vls12345]

https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/amber-alert-issued-for-kidnapped-florida-teen/

 

[Deepinthought52]

• Issued for: Florida
• AMBER Alert: 31588

Caden Speight​

• • Missing Since
  • Sep 25, 2025
• • Missing From
  • Dunnellon, FL
• • Age Now
  • 17 years
• • Sex
  • Male
• • Race
  • White
• • Hair Color
  • Brown
• • Eye Color
  • Brown
• • Height
  • 6'0"
• • Weight
  • 150 lbs
• • Description
  • last seen wearing an unknown colored t-shirt and blue jeans

Vehicle Information​

• • Description:
  • Light colored

A Florida AMBER Alert has been issued for Caden Speight, a white male, 17 years old, 6 feet tall, 150 pounds, brown hair and brown eyes, last seen in the area of the 12800 block of SW Highway 484 in Dunnellon, Florida, who was last seen wearing an unknown colored t-shirt and blue jeans. Caden may be in the company of four unknown males, possibly Hispanic. They may be traveling in a light-colored van. If located, DO NOT APPROACH. Contact law enforcement immediately. If you have any information on the whereabouts of this child please contact the Marion County Sheriff's Office at 352-732-9111 or 911. #FLAMBER.

Have you seen this child?

Missing From: , . Missing Date: .

www.missingkids.org

https://www.mypanhandle.com/news/florida/fdle-amber-alert-issued-for-kidnapped-seventeen-year-old-out-of-marion-county/

A Florida Amber Alert has been issued for a kidnapped 17-year-old out of Marion County.


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See the comments following the Marion County SO post.

Was this random or did they know Caden?

Drugs? hate crime? Money?

Did he seem to know the men and get in the car with no problem or did people see him resisting getting into the van?


Time will tell.

This has me stumped right now.

Jmo

It looks as though from family post they live on a farm. Is it a farm that is a small farm that is just family, or do they have employees? Wondering if somebody had it out for the family? It seems weird to be random unless it’s some random road rage kind of situation. Was he going home from school? It would be interesting to know what his plant destination was as well… Hoping of course, as usual that there would be a number of cameras in the area.

 

[MassGuy]

This one is super strange. This is something you’d expect in Mexico or something (I follow a lot of cartel stuff), but not something that happens with any regularity here.

Not saying he’s involved in drugs or anything, just the MO.

Considering he’s wounded and the lengths they went to abduct him, I really don’t see a happy ending here.

 

[Deepinthought52]

Are there witnesses? Who made the 911 call?

This is a very strange situation. Hoping it's resolved soon.

jmopinion

I don’t know if he made the 911 call or if family did after he sent the mom a text saying that he was shot and needed help… They have not released a lot of information at this point. I’m interested to know if there was blood found at the scene where the van was found or his phone was found.

 

[Tutter]

Please let this young man be found safe.

 

[Deleted member 117884]

I don’t know if he made the 911 call or if family did after he sent the mom a text saying that he was shot and needed help… They have not released a lot of information at this point. I’m interested to know if there was blood found at the scene where the van was found or his phone was found.

I want to know if anyone saw the van.

Do we know the location where he said he was shot?

jmopinion

 

[vls12345]

See the comments following the Marion County SO post.

https://www.facebook.com/mcsoflorida/posts/pfbid02SJSKiVdd9mc8UWPs9hkXMu3rmtqRdhqPHBaXo5RLoGt6PC6Qz8rjKEz3fsQBzAwTl

If you look up that area on google maps, it looks like horse farm country. I wonder who heard/saw something?

 

[Emerald1328]

This one is super strange. This is something you’d expect in Mexico or something (I follow a lot of cartel stuff), but not something that happens with any regularity here.

Not saying he’s involved in drugs or anything, just the MO.

Considering he’s wounded and the lengths they went to abduct him, I really don’t see a happy ending here.

And if you take a walk on Google maps on the block that he went missing from, it’s a strange area for a shooting and abduction to take place. Purely residential, 2 lane county highway, one side lined with trees and one side lined with small ranch acreages. No stoplights, no businesses. There is one cross road (SW 128th Ave) that dead ends into the highway on this block, so I wonder if the young man was stopped at the stop sign on that road when this happened?

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[Deleted member 117884]

And if you take a walk on Google maps on the block that he went missing from, it’s a strange area for a shooting and abduction to take place. Purely residential, 2 lane county highway, one side lined with trees and one side lined with small ranch acreages. No stoplights, no businesses. There is one cross road (SW 128th Ave) that dead ends into the highway on this block, so I wonder if the young man was stopped at the stop sign on that road when this happened?

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Any witnesses hear a gunshot?

jmo