A Stupid Criminal To Help You Feel Better About Yourself:

A man in Oklahoma faked his own death last month to avoid serious felony  charges. Melvin Emde had his son tell cops that he drowned while they were kayaking on the Mississippi River in Louisiana. The cops were suspicious, especially after tracking down an ankle monitor the guy was wearing while buying some “burner phones”. At some point, he apparently cut the ankle monitor off, but the cops were able to track him through those phones. He was busted doing more “stupid criminal stuff”, he was pulled over riding a motorcycle with no plates. He tried to flee, but he crashed. He gave police a false name (his fingerprints tripped him up), and is now facing additional charges. His son is also expected to be charged in the scheme.