Two men were arrested after approaching children and asking if they wanted to be kidnapped in what they claimed was a TikTok prank.
At approximately 3:20 p.m. on Wednesday, January 29, a 7-year-old and a 9-year-old were walking home from Negley Elementary when two suspects followed and confronted them. The children immediately contacted their parents, who then notified the Kyle Police Department.
Responding officers made contact with the suspects, who stated they were repeating a prank seen on TikTok. Kaine Villarreal, 19, and Lane Garrett Burch, 18, both of Kyle, were taken into custody and charged with terroristic threat.
Hays Consolidated Independent School District officials have been notified of the incident.
