Adam Hoover of Cincinnati , Ohio has been charged with faking his own abduction after claiming he was kidnapped Tuesday morning . Hoover , 20 , posted on social media that individuals were keeping him in the trunk of his car and threatening to kill him and his family . The post was quickly picked up nationwide , most notably by LGBT advocate Tyler Oakley who shared it with his 3.9million Twitter followers . Authorities were able to locate Hoover soon after , and after looking into the incident charged him with making false alarms , a first-degree misdemeanor . Hoover 's mother Anna posted on her son 's Facebook Monday night thanking people for their 'support ' and 'prayers ' Hoover was a popular gay rights activist in his area and the co-president of Marriage Equality Ohio .
Adam Hoover of Cincinnati , Ohio has been charged with faking his own abduction after claiming he was kidnapped Monday night . Hoover , 20 , posted on social media that individuals were keeping him in the trunk of his car and threatening to kill him and his family . The post was quickly picked up nationwide , most notably by LGBT advocate Tyler Oakley who shared it with his 3.9million Twitter followers . Authorities were able to locate Hoover soon after , and after looking into the incident charged him with making false alarms , a first-degree misdemeanor . Hoover 's mother Anna posted on her son 's Facebook Tuesday morning thanking people for their 'support ' and 'prayers ' Hoover was a popular gay rights activist in his area and the co-president of Marriage Equality Ohio .