Young woman faked her own abduction as ‘revenge’ on boyfriend, Miami police say

Samantha Martinez was arrested Wednesday for faking her own abduction to get revenge on her boyfriend, police said.

Martinez, 20, was reported missing and abducted on Tuesday afternoon. Her boyfriend said she was last seen on Nov 30. Miami police said Martinez was arrested after she confessed that it was all a ploy to trick her boyfriend.

“Her boyfriend received a suspicious phone call that led him to believe she was in danger,” said Christopher Bess, a spokesman for Miami police.

This story was originally published December 6, 2016 at 4:43 PM with the headline "Young woman faked her own abduction as ‘revenge’ on boyfriend, Miami police say."