A Fowler man who tried to fake his own kidnapping to avoid paying child support is spending a couple of months in jail.

Fowler police and State police were investigating the possible kidnapping of 25-year-old Cody Mikeworth when they found him tied up inside a pole barn in Newton County. Detectives determined he had attempted to fake his own kidnapping to avoid going to court for not paying child support.

Mikeworth pleaded guilty to two counts of false informing. He received two concurrent one-year sentences. All but 60 days of the sentence were suspended.

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