Woman accused of falsely reporting kidnapping, other crimes by child’s dad in LaGrange

The LaGrange Police Department has arrested a woman accused of falsely reporting kidnapping and other crimes allegedly committed by her child’s father.

The LPD originally reported the father was taken into custody and charged with robbery by sudden snatching FVA (Family Violence Act), interference with a 911 call, kidnapping FVA and stalking FVA.

Police now say no charges will be filed against the father. Police say Michell Castillo, 21, falsely reported the aforementioned crimes.

Castillo was charged with false report of a crime and taken to jail, according to police.s

Police originally reported they responded Dec. 19 at 3:35 p.m. to an address in the 100 block of Youngs Mill Road in reference to a kidnapping in progress.

The LPD’s investigation at the time determined the father had gotten into an argument with Castillo that morning atthe Motel 6 at 1513 Lafayette Parkway after she decided to end the relationship, according to a news release at the time.

That news release stated, during the argument, Castillo said she would call 911. The father snatched her phone from her hand and left the motel with her phone, according to that news release.

After contacting a family member with a bystander’s phone, Castillo went to LaGrange Mall, where the father followed her and started a subsequent argument, police originally reported.

Officers were dispatched to the mall, but the father left before their arrival, the news release at the time stated.

Police originally said Castillo went to an address in the 100 block of Youngs Mill Road. While removing her 3-month-old son from the vehicle, the father arrived at the address, snatched the child from Castillo’s hands and fled the scene with the child, according to that news release.

The father was located in another vehicle and taken into custody, and the child was safely returned to Castillo, police originally reported.

Police now say, through further investigation, it was discovered these crimes didn’t occur as reported by the victim.

While no charges will be filed against the father, he will continue to be held in the Troup County Jail on previous warrants issued by the Troup County Sheriff’s Office, police said.

The child was released to a family member at the request of the parents, according to police.