VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A 19-year-old man has been charged with a hoax on Thursday during the search for two missing teens in Norfolk.
Around 8:50 p.m. on Wednesday, Norfolk police were told a man as demanding money in exchange for one of the missing teenagers from Norfolk. Detectives found the man and placed him under arrest in the City of Virginia Beach.
After investigating, police learned that the “ransom” was a hoax.
Christopher M. Dunlap has been charged with one felony count of attempting to obtain money under false pretenses.
Police said Dunlap is being held at the Norfolk City Jail without bond.
Norfolk detectives said 14-year-old Sincerity Ennels and 15-year-old Emily Morrison were found safe Thursday evening. Ennels and Morrison were last seen leaving Lake Taylor High School on Wednesday, January 8th around 2 p.m.
