They give false testimony to the teenager who has been sent by Timmothy Pitzen

The 23-year-old man was transferred to Hamilton County Jail in Cincinnati., Ohio, Thursday night. A few days ago, he falsely claimed to be Timmothy Pitzen, a missing boy from suburban Chicago in 2011, at the age of 6.

Brian Michael Rini was accused of making false statements to federal agentssaid the FBI. During his arrest, he confessed to lying about his identity because he wanted to get away from his own family, according to the reporter. Cincinnati Enquirer.

The young man told investigators that he had discovered Timmothy's case during a rebroadcast of a 20/20 news program, and "he wanted to have a father like Timmothy". He also claimed to have been badually trafficked.

A DNA badysis confirmed Thursday that Rini, found wandering the streets of Kentucky, was not Timmothy Pitzen. The FBI confirmed in its social networks that the badysis was negative. The US Federal Investigation Agency also badured that the police "did not forget Timmothy and will not forget", and that he hoped that "one" day he will find his family".

On Thursday morning, a young man told the Kentucky State Police that he had just escaped from the people who had held him captive and identified himself as Timmothy Pitzen, a child from Illinois disappeared in 2011. This has been successful in attracting the attention of the national press.

The young man claimed to have fled two men who had him detained at a Red Roof Inn hotel in the Cincinnati area of ​​Ohio. Because of his age, the police found the young man's request credible.

Pitzen, originally from Aurora, Illinois, was last seen with her mother in May 2011 at a Wisconsin water park, located about 300 km north of her home, according to the center. for Missing and Exploited Children of the United States. , an NGO that helps the disappearance and exploitation of minors.

The boy, born on October 18, 2004, was taken away by his mother, Amy Fry-Pitzen, to an untimely vacation after removing him from primary school where he attended under the pretext of a family emergency.

Amy and Timmothy nonetheless visited some parks, then the woman was found dead in a motel in Rockford, Illinois, accompanied by a note saying that her son "was safe with people who l & # 39; Would like and care for him ". Since then, nothing is known about the child.

Upon hearing the news that a young man claimed to be Timothy, Pitzen's grandmother, Alana Anderson, said she hoped the young man would in fact be his missing grandson. "I'm hopeful that it's him, that he's doing well and that he's been well placed when he's gone and that he'll come back with us," he said. he told a channel affiliate to ABC News.