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Arkansas man arrested after faking his own kidnapping, police say

Helena-West Helena, Arkansas, police said Frederick Gamble was charged with filing a false report and more after faking his own kidnapping.

HELENA-WEST HELENA, Ark. — Bond was set at $150,000 Wednesday for a man in Helena-West Helena, Arkansas, who police said faked his own kidnapping. 

Helena-West Helena Police said Frederick Gamble, 26, is charged with filing a false report, felony possession of a firearm, and possession of a controlled substance. He is also charged with fleeing, three counts of failure to stop at a stop sign, driving on suspended driver’s license, careless and prohibited driving, and defective equipment following a traffic stop which police said Gamble took off from on Oct. 24, 2022.

Police said a search for Gamble began Tuesday, Oct. 25, around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, when Gamble's mother came to the Helena-West Helena Police Department to report her son was missing. She told police Gamble posted on Facebook early Tuesday morning that he had been kidnapped.

Police later searched a home on 10th Street in West Helena, and said they found Gamble inside with his girlfriend, 42-year-old Nicole Rohrscheib. Investigators said they then determined the kidnapping to be a hoax. 

Rohrscheib was also arrested and charged with hindering apprehension or prosecution. Her bond was set at $1,000.

Both are due back in Phillips County Circuit Court on Nov. 14, 2022.

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