HESPERIA, Calif. (AP) - Three men who pranked a friend by reporting a bogus April Fool’s Day carjacking have been arrested in San Bernardino County.
The Press-Enterprise says (https://bit.ly/PmMANE ) deputies were called to a fast food restaurant in Hesperia Tuesday night. A group of four men told of a carjacker punching one of them and taking his vehicle.
A dozen sheriff’s patrol cars and a helicopter canvassed the area searching for the suspect before a deputy figured out the story was fake.
Investigators say three of the men conspired to play a joke on the fourth man.
The three were arrested and booked for investigation of delaying an officer and falsely making a crime report. They were identified as Drue Joseph Mendoza and Luis Estevan Garcia, both 19, and 18-year-old Ashraf Wagdy Drieas.
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Information from: The Press-Enterprise, https://www.pe.com
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