- Family reported Jonathon Michael Davis, of Owasso, missing on Thursday
- They told police he’d disappeared on Tuesday, and they’d begin to receive threatening messages from his ‘abductor’
- The messages ordered them to pay money into a PayPal account if they wanted to get Davis back
- The ‘kidnapper’ also sent photos which supposedly showed Davis’ broken hands and fingers
- Within a few hours of his family contacting the police, authorities found Davis, unharmed, inside the River Spirit Casino in Tulsa, sitting and gambling alone
- He was arrested on Thursday on charges of extortion, blackmail and false reporting of a crime
An Oklahoma man is accused of faked his own kidnapping to collect ransom from his friends.
Jonathon Michael Davis, of Owasso, was arrested on Thursday on charges of extortion, blackmail and false reporting of a crime after police found the alleged kidnapping victim, gambling in a Tulsa casino.
The 34-year-old was reported missing yesterday after they began receiving text messages from someone claiming to be holding Davis captive, Tulsa World reports.
Jonathon Michael Davis, of Owasso, was arrested on Thursday on charges of extortion, blackmail and false reporting of a crime
Davis is seen above on vacation with his wife in this Facebook photo
His family, who said they hadn’t seen his since Tuesday, told police that the messages threatened to hurt Davis unless the money they were demanding was transferred into a PayPal account.
The ‘abductor’ also sent photos which supposedly showed Davis’ broken hands and fingers.
His family, who said they hadn’t seen his since Tuesday, told police that the messages threatened to hurt Davis unless the money they were demanding was transferred into a PayPal account. he is pictured with his wife above
Officials believe that there never was any kidnapping and that Davis posed as his own abductor to extort money from his family and friends
Owasso police alerted the FBI and U.S. Marshals and within a few hours, by 1.30am, the Marshals had located Davis, who was unharmed, inside the River Spirit Casino in Tulsa (pictured)
Owasso police alerted the FBI and U.S. Marshals and within a few hours, by 1.30am, the Marshals had located Davis, who was unharmed, inside the River Spirit Casino in Tulsa, sitting and gambling alone.
They also found the cellphone in his possession, which had sent the threatening messages.
Officials believe that there never was any kidnapping and that Davis posed as his own abductor to extort money from his family and friends.