Boy Claims Kidnapping To Hide Bad Report Card

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - An 11-year-old Huntsville boy gets high
marks in storytelling after staging a hoax to cover up his bad
grades.
Police say the boy faked his kidnapping Friday to avoid bringing
home a bad report card, saying that a man with a pistol snatched
him after he left Ed White Middle School.
The boy said the man forced him into a "beat-up car" and
threatened to kill him.
The student said he escaped by jumping out of the car but wasn't
able to grab his bookbag, which contained the report card.
He ran to his grandparents' house and later confessed to lying.
His grandfather called police to apologize.
Sgt. Mark Roberts said police were suspicious that the boy was
able to "escape" with his band instrument, but not his bookbag.
Roberts said the boy faces no charges at this time.