Crime & Safety
Missing Johns Creek Man Returns Home
Aftab Aslam, reported to be kidnapped, told investigators he left on his own.
A Johns Creek man originally reported to be kidnapped April 27 returned to his Morton Crossing home unharmed Sunday evening around 9. Aftab Aslam told investigators he left on his own.
Aslam was reported missing about 10 a.m. on April 27 from his parents’ home. They received an early morning text saying the 19-year-old was kidnapped.
Investigators from Johns Creek, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation discovered that Aslam had bought the cell phone that sent the text, and that no one else had handled the phone.
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Aslam told police he left home for personal reasons. Investigators are verifying his account, and charges have not been filed yet.