GUILTY OH - 'Abducted' activist Adam Hoover charged w/ making false claims, 3 March 2015

[zwiebel]

A gay rights activist has been charged with making false claims on social media that he was abducted and put into the trunk of his car after leaving his job at a local Chipotle restaurant in Cincinnati.

Adam Hoover, 20, of Harrison, will be booked into the Hamilton County jail and likely face a judge Wednesday morning...

Hoover posted to Facebook, twitter and texted friends that he'd been kidnapped and was in the trunk of a car and 'they' were threatening to kill his family. Police were inundated with calls from concerned members of the public.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/03/03/gay-activist-false-abduction-claim/24304079/

Hoover's twitter with the kidnap tweet: https://mobile.twitter.com/h12adam/status/572628310859100161

 

[wendybtn]

A 20 year old gay rights activist? Guess he was born about 25 years too late. Hope he discovers he has value even without being kidnapped.

 

[Rayemonde]

May 2015:

Adam Hoover, 20, was sentenced to a diversion program for six months.

http://m.wlwt.com/news/gay-rights-activist-sentenced-after-faking-his-own-abduction/33002380