Melvin Emde was arrested for faking his death one day before he was to appear in court on charges of indecent liberties with a child and statutory rape of a child.
Melvin Emde of Talihina, Oklahoma in a photo released by St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office.A missing kayaker from Louisiana has been arrested for faking his own death by drowning in an apparent bid to dodge rape charges, according to the St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office.
After he was reported missing, detectives learned that Emde had pending charges of indecent liberties with a child and statutory rape of a child by an adult in North Carolina. He was due in court just one day after being reported missing, authorities said. St. Charles Parish sheriff's detectives worked with authorities in North Carolina and the U.S. Marshals Service to track the phones. Police said Emde only used one of the phones and turned it on for short periods of time.
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