LA - Melvin Phillip Emde, 41, allegedly attempted to fake his own death to evade child rape charges, St. Charles, Aug 2023 *arrest*

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CNN) — A man who allegedly attempted to fake his own death to evade child rape charges was arrested on Sunday after trying to flee a Georgia state trooper, according to a news release from the St. Charles Parish Office.

After being reported missing in Louisiana since early August, Melvin Phillip Emde, 41, was arrested when a Georgia State Patrol officer attempted to stop a man riding a motorcycle without a license plate, according to the release.

The man fled and ultimately crashed, then attempted to flee on foot before he was arrested, according to police.

“The driver gave a false name, and once fingerprinted it was learned that he was Melvin Emde,” according to the release.

Missing kayaker arrested after allegedly faking his death to avoid child rape charges

By Marlon Sorto(CNN) — A man who allegedly attempted to fake his own death to evade child rape charges was arrested on Sunday after trying to flee a Georgia state trooper, according to a news releas

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Melvin Phillip Emde, 41, of Talihina, Oklahoma, was taken into custody Sunday after he led a Georgia State Highway Patrol officer on a pursuit and crashed the motorcycle he was riding, the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office said.

The office said in a statement that Emde was being tracked by authorities after he allegedly faked his drowning while kayaking in in the Mississippi River in Hahnville, Louisiana, on Aug. 7.

His son reported him missing, the office said.

Kayaker may have faked drowning in Louisiana to avoid North Carolina child sex case, sheriff says

Melvin Phillip Emde, 41, allegedly faked his death on Aug. 7, and was taken into custody Sunday in Georgia after he crashed a motorcycle while fleeing from authorities, officials said.

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