Failing College Student Fakes Kidnapping To Avoid Facing Parents

A college student in suburban Atlanta is accused
of faking his own kidnapping to avoid telling his
parents he was failing a class.
John's Creek city spokesman Doug Nurse says
19-year-old Aftab Aslam bought a cellphone and
texted his parents a story about being kidnapped
April 27. Nurse says Aslam camped for about a
week in an undeveloped area in Forsyth County,
but the weather turned cold and rainy and he
went home.
Nurse says Aslam left home because he didn't
want to tell his parents he was failing an English
class at Georgia Gwinnett College.
Aslam is charged with making a false report,
false statements, tampering with evidence and
terroristic threats. It's unclear if he has an
attorney. He was being held without bail Friday.