LEXINGTON, S.C. – A Lexington teen has been charged with staging his own kidnapping.
Sema’j Corvin Gardner, 17, was initially believed to have been kidnapped on Sunday night from his home on the 900 block of Hendrix Street in Lexington by two unarmed Black males.
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According to the Lexington Police Chief Terrence Green, law enforcement discovered in their investigation that Gardner had collaborated with two teens in planning his own kidnapping from his home with their involvement…