DETROIT (FOX 2) - A Troy man has been charged with falsely reporting a carjacking where a 7-month-old child was in the vehicle.
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Officials on Tuesday say police have arrested Stephen Tryban, who reported that he was carjacked with his 7-month-old child in the vehicle. However, the investigation showed that he was lying about what happened.
On July 10, a manhunt had begun after it was reported that a driver, Tryban, was pulled out of his car by a suspect in the area of Chalmers and Glenwood and sped off with his baby still inside.
The vehicle was later found parked in a garage on Edmore Drive near 8 Mile and Gratiot. According to Detroit police, it was a state trooper that spotted the vehicle while canvassing the area. The child was taken to the hospital and is uninjured.
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The suspect stole the car that the child was found in before noon on Friday. Detroit police are still searching for the suspect.
The alleged suspect was never found, but the story Tryban told was constantly changing, according to authorities.
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Detroit police say through follow-up interviews, they learned that Tryban had stopped his car to talk to a woman he knew. He was out of his car talking to the woman when a suspect got into his vehicle and drove off. No carjacking occurred.
Tryban has been charged with False Report of a Felony.
An investigation is ongoing and police say anyone with information is asked to call Detroit police at 313-596-2555.
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The Source: FOX 2 used information from the Detroit Police Department in this report.