{"id":2038938,"date":"2023-09-20T15:29:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T19:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-tries-to-fake-his-own-death-in-mississippi-river-after-child-rape-accusations\/"},"modified":"2023-09-20T15:35:07","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T19:35:07","slug":"man-tries-to-fake-his-own-death-in-mississippi-river-after-child-rape-accusations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-tries-to-fake-his-own-death-in-mississippi-river-after-child-rape-accusations\/","title":{"rendered":"Man attempts to feign death in Mississippi River following child rape allegations."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fman-tries-to-fake-his-own-death-in-mississippi-river-after-child-rape-accusations%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2038938&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2>Man Accused of Child Rape Attempts to Fake His Own Death<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this aerial photo, barges are seen moored during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-deadly-summer-blackouts-inevitable-as-renewables-struggle-to-replace-reliable-energy\/\" title=\"Report: Deadly Summer Blackouts Inevitable As Renewables Struggle To Replace Reliable Energy\">low water levels<\/a> on the Mississippi River \u200dbetween Baton Rouge,\u200b La., and Reserve, La. in \u2062Livingston Parish, La.,\u2062 Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023. (AP Photo\/Gerald \u2062Herbert)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/elizabeth-volberding\">Elizabeth Volberding<\/a> &#8211; 11:40 AM \u2013 Wednesday, September 20, 2023<\/p>\n<p>Melvin\u2062 Philip Emde, 41, from Talihina, Oklahoma, attempted to fake his\u2064 own death \u200cin a phony \u201cmissing\u201d kayaking incident \u2063after being accused of \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/credit-card-companies-make-big-announcements-about-pornhub-following-horrifying-claims\/\" title=\"Credit Card Companies Make Big Announcements About Pornhub Following Horrifying Claims\">child rape<\/a>\u2062 in North Carolina.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">\n<script>\ngoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The day that Emde went \u201cmissing,\u201d he was scheduled to appear in court for \u2064charges related to \u201cindecent liberties with a child and statutory rape of a child.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Emde was first reported missing\u2062 by\u200c his son on August 7<sup>th<\/sup> and officials were\u200b told that he drowned in the Mississippi River in Hahnville, Louisiana, during a kayaking and fishing trip. According to\u2062 the report, he \u201cwent overboard and drowned around midnight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, the fraudulent accident prompted authorities to\u2063 launch a search and \u2064rescue operation that lasted \u200cover the\u200c span of two days. \u2063The mission involved divers, sonar technology, and a rescue boat, however, authorities never discovered Emde\u2019s body.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe immediately\u200d became \u2063quite suspicious that this may have been a faked \u200daccidental drowning and death \u2064in order for Mr. Emde to escape charges in Brunswick County, North Carolina,\u201d St Charles\u2064 Parish\u2062 Sheriff \u200cGreg \u2063Champagne said. \u201cHowever, we \u2064could not publicly expose our\u200b suspicions for fear of\u2064 tipping him off.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cSo, we just kind \u2064of left \u200bit as a missing person\u2019s report, another person \u2064who just drowned in the river, and \u200dhis body didn\u2019t \u2064appear,\u201d Champagne added. \u201cIt sounds like a \u2063pretty\u2062 good concoction that they came up with, but\u2064 like most of those, they \u200cdon\u2019t\u200c work.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On Sunday, authorities finally located Emde while he was riding a motorcycle in Georgia. A local Highway Patrol officer had noticed that he \u2064was riding without \u2063a license plate at approximately 3:30 a.m., so he turned his siren \u200don to pull him over.<\/p>\n<p>In order to escape the officer who was trailing him, Emde then\u2064 began speeding but eventually got into an accident and crashed. He fled the scene\u200d and then even attempted to run away on foot, however, authorities quickly \u200bcaptured him.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A man who \u2062allegedly attempted to fake\u2064 his\u2062 own death to evade child \u2064rape charges was arrested on Sunday after trying to flee GSP.<\/p>\n<p>Melvin Emde \u200dwas\u200c reported missing by his \u200cson after allegedly going overboard &#038; drowning during\u200b a kayak trip in the\u2063 Mississippi in Louisiana. \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UcSQEcWnUg\">pic.twitter.com\/UcSQEcWnUg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Everything Georgia (@GAFollowers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GAFollowers\/status\/1704555194082550008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 20, 2023<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Emde provided police officers \u200dwith a false name, according to Champagne, but fingerprint scans were able to later identify him.<\/p>\n<p>After authorities\u200b learned the allegations against Emde,\u2064 they reached out to detectives\u2062 in \u2062the state who said that Emde had been wearing \u2064an ankle monitor while\u2064 out on bail. The detectives also found that he \u200bhad purchased two prepaid cell phones at a \u200bWalmart store in Boutte, Louisiana.<\/p>\n<p>United States Marshals also assisted with tracking\u2062 and locating\u200b the\u200c cell phones.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, Emde now faces charges in Louisiana for wasting police officers\u2019 time \u2063in \u200baddition to his previous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-accused-of-child-rape-arrested-after-faking-own-death-in-kayaking-accident-police\/\" title=\"Man accused of child rape arrested after faking death in kayaking accident: Police apprehend suspect.\">child rape allegations<\/a> in North Carolina.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cBasically, filing false reports, which we refer to as injuring \u200dpublic record in Louisiana\u2026is a felony,\u201d explained Champagne. \u201cObviously, he\u2019s got \u200bmore serious\u200b things\u200d to deal with. Now it\u2019s time for Mr. Emde to face the music for his charges in North Carolina.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Emde\u2063 is likely to be extradited to North Carolina and will\u2063 later \u2062return to Louisiana for pending felony \u2062charges regarding \u200chis child rape allegations, as well as attempts to file a false report by giving police the \u2063wrong name.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, Champagne stated on Tuesday that it is probable that\u200b charges would also be brought\u200b against Emde\u2019s\u200d son and added that the\u2063 investigation is still underway.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed!\u2063 Receive breaking \u200dnews blasts\u200c directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What resources are available to support the victim and\u200b others who have experienced similar trauma<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Iana. Authorities now\u200d believe Emde faked his \u2063death to avoid the \u2063charges against him. #ECBuzz #GeorgiaStatePatrol #ChildRape #MississippiRiver pic.twitter.com\/ZnznrAEREB<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;It was a pretty\u2064 good \u2064plan. But, once \u2063again, it didn&#8217;t work out too well,&#8221; St. Charles\u2062 Parish\u2062 Sheriff Champagne said of\u2064 Emde&#8217;s failed \u200dattempt to\u200d evade arrest.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities \u200din both Louisiana \u2063and North Carolina will now \u200dcollaborate \u2062to extradite Emde to face charges\u200b\u200b of child rape in Brunswick County.<\/p>\n<p><em>Please continue to pray for the victim and all who have endured such trauma.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Volume 90%. Press \u200dshift to unmute<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1620230085547-art-2\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">\n<p><script><\/p>\n<p>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1620230085547-art-2'); });<\/p>\n<p><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>This article\u2063 is\u2062 filed under the \u200bcategory(s) Crime and was published September 20th, \u20622023. You can\u2063 follow any \u2064responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>death by jumping off a bridge into the Mississippi River. The incident occurred on September 20, 2023, near Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Aerial photos captured barges docked during low water levels. Melvin Philip Emde, a 41-year-old from Talihina, Oklahoma, was identified as the individual involved. 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