Police Say Friend Made Up Story That 9-Year-Old Was Snatched Near Home
A 9-year-old boy was found dead in a sump, hours after a friend claimed the child had been abducted while playing outside his home, in Bakersfield, Calif., police said.
An Amber Alert was issued, along with a description of a suspect, based on the story the missing boy's friend told, but after the allegedly kidnapped child, Zane Newton, was found, police said they do not believe he was abducted at all.
Newton was found in a sump near his home, and police said this appears to have been... Full Story
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