From the Jackson Police Department –
The Jackson Police Department responded to a report of a kidnapping on Monday, November 7th, 2022.
Marketa Kinnon, a 37-year-old contacted a family member, reported she had been abducted and needed help. Ms. Kinnon provided a description of the vehicle she was being held in and a description of her abductors.
Ms. Kinnon placed multiple calls/text messages to her family conveying she was in danger and being held against her will.
Police later located Ms. Kinnon at her home. Ms. Kinnon stated that the calls/text messages were a prank and that she had sent them as part of a TikTok challenge. Ms. Kinnon was arrested and has been charged with Filing a False Report.
Ms. Kinnon will be arraigned on Wednesday November 9th, 2022 in Jackson City Court.
Fortunately, Ms. Kinnon was unharmed and this was a prank, however numerous officers were pulled from their duties to investigate the reported abduction.
These social media challenges and pranks are a current trend. City of Jackson, TN – Police Department must pull resources to investigate these reported incidents which ties up officers from protecting the community they serve.
