Charlotte Man Faked Mooresville Kidnapping To Extort Ransom: MPD

Mooresville NC

06 August, 2021

12:15 PM

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MOORESVILLE, NC — A Charlotte man who recently told a relative they had been kidnapped and needed ransom money ended up behind bars and confronted with paying a $50,000 secured bond instead after Mooresville police said he made the whole thing up. Joseph Dickerson, 40, of Charlotte was arrested and charged after police said he faked a kidnapping in order to extort ransom money from a relative. According to the Mooresville Police Department, the kidnapping was reported July 29. "Upon investigation, Mooresville detectives, along with officers from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department's Violent Crime Apprehension Team and Homicide units, located Dickerson and determined he fabricated the kidnapping to extort money from a relative," MPD said Thursday. Dickerson was arrested and transported to the Iredell County Detention Center, MPD said. SEE ALSO: COVID Spread Prompts Masking Change In Mooresville SchoolsNew Charges For Iredell Teacher Accused Of Exploitation Of MinorParmalee Concert In Mooresville's Liberty Park: Where To ParkMajor Retailers Requiring Masks In Mooresville: See The ListAutobell Car Wash Scholarships Awarded To 3 Mooresville StudentsNeed A COVID Test? Where To Get A Free One In Iredell In August