A woman was cited for disorderly conduct after pretending she was kidnapped for the sake of a TikTok stunt.
Phelecia Nettles, 41, was eating at a Perkins restaurant in Kelly Township, Pennsylvania, on Sunday when she passed a note to waitstaff claiming she had been kidnapped and requesting that they call 911. The Pennsylvania State Police and Buffalo Regional Valley Police Department both responded to the call, only to discover it was a fake.
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Nettles told the officers that she had passed the note to get a response from the waitstaff and that she meant it as a joke for TikTok, according to a state police press release. Nettles said that she did not expect anyone to take her seriously.
Nettles was cited with disorderly conduct. If indicted, Nettles could face up to 90 days in jail and a fine of up to $300.
TikTok has also been used for politically disruptive acts. A group of Generation Z activists attempted to overwhelm an email hotline that Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin implemented in January to report critical race theory incidents.
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While TikTok has been used for disruptive purposes like what Nettles did, it has also been used to share inspirational stories. 98-year-old Lily Ebert used TikTok to share stories about her time enduring the Holocaust.
