Florida teen fakes kidnapping, shoots himself to support hoax

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A Florida teenager, Caden Speight, is charged with faking his kidnapping, shooting himself in the leg, and fabricating evidence, after authorities uncovered the hoax involving staged evidence and false reports, leading to a large law enforcement response.
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