And authorities in Stillwater, New York say the 13-year-old boy did get out trouble in the worst way - by making up a story about being kidnapped.
Police say the boy told police he was forcibly abducted last week by a pair of men in a pickup truck.
He claims he was able to escape unhurt.
Police distributed a sketch of a suspect and after a witness came forward, police spoke to the boy again.
When they did, he admitted the kidnapping never happened - and he made up the crime to get out of trouble at home.
He was charged with a misdemeanor of falsely reporting an incident - and released to his mother.
