In an attempt to keep his wife from finding out that he damaged her new car, a San Rafael, California man allegedly faked his own kidnapping. Jorge Alberto Mejia told police that he was held by two kidnappers at gunpoint at a San Rafael bar Saturday.

Mejia, 35, said the kidnappers ordered him to drive to Santa Rosa, California and in the midst of the drive he purposely crashed the car into a wall to escape. However, during interrogation Mejia admitted to investigators he cooked up the story and there was no such kidnapping.

According to AP reports, police spokeswoman Margo Rohrbacher said Mejia, who is facing criminal charges now, was actually heading to a casino in Sonoma County, California, when he accidentally banged his wife's 2007 Ford Focus.

Afraid of the consequences, Mejia cooked up the whole kidnapping story.

Police are still not sure if Mejia should be booked for making a false report.