Virginia man Lied About Being Kidnapped by Biker Gang So He Could Run Away With Mistress

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After a Virginia man was reported missing, then found hours later on the side of the road, he told police he was kidnapped, drugged and held against his will by members of a motorcycle gang. The FBI says he fabricated that story and several others so he could disappear and start a new life with his mistress.

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Prosecutors said after Price's wife reported him missing April 14, police in his hometown of Bluefield and the county sheriff's office launched a massive search that included the use of state police helicopters and dogs.

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An affidavit written by an FBI agent says that when Price was taken to a hospital, he told police he was kidnapped by two strangers, drugged and held against his will. He said he was taken to a business he owns, Hawg Pit Cycles in West Virginia, where he said his keys were taken and the store's safe was robbed. He also said the men pointed a gun at him and stole his pocketknife and his 9mm handgun.

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But when police reviewed security video from the motorcycle shop, they found no indication the shop had been disturbed, and no sign of a robbery or the white van Price had described, the affidavit said.

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Agents discovered he contacted a woman the day he was reported missing. Price said the woman managed a restaurant he owned and denied having an affair with her.

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She eventually told authorities she had Price had discussed "wanting to disappear." She said they decided to move in to a house near her father's home to start a new life together.

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