A Louisiana man was arrested after allegedly faking his own death to avoid rape charges.

<div class="block">A Louisiana man was arrested after allegedly faking his own death to avoid rape charges.</div>

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Police: Man Faked Own Death Ahead of Court Date

Louisiana man was arrested this past weekend after allegedly faking his own death to avoid rape charges. 41 year old Melvin Phillips mde's son told police his dad fell out of a kayak and drowned on the Mississippi river in Hanne, Louisiana. Now shortly after em was reported missing, police found he had pending statutory rape charges in North Carolina and said they became quote suspicious. This may have been a faked, accidental drowning and death. Police say he was due in court just one day after being reported missing. Police caught up with him on a Georgia highway on Sunday after M was pulled over for driving a motorcycle with no license plate.