 was living with his mother Janie Santana (left) during the eight years that he was considered missing, police said (Pictures: Facebook/AP) The mother of a man who was found after being considered a missing teenager eight years ago deceived police while her son lived with her the entire time. Rudolph 'Rudy' Farias IV, 25, returned to his home on March 8, 2015, a day after he was reported missing at age 17, said Houston police Lt Christopher Zamora on Thursday. Police disclosed the findings of their investigation four days after the Texas Center for the Missing announced that Farias had 'located safe' outside a church after last being seen walking his dogs and never returning home. Farias and his mother, Janie Santana, gave police fake names and dates of birth, said Zamora. A missing person poster for Rudy Farias IV who was reported missing as a teenager in 2015 (Picture: AP) Janie Santana is accused of deceiving police into thinking her son was missing for years (Picture: Facebook) 'Both Janie, Rudy's mother, and Rudy himself gave fictitious names while interacting with various patrol officers,' he said. 'Janie continued to deceive police by remaining adamant that Rudy was still missing.' Over the eight years, police received leads and tips stating that Farias was in fact not missing. 'Many of these facts included contact and statements with relatives, friends and medical professionals,' Zamora said. Rudy Farias was hospitalized after being found after he was considered missing for eight years (Picture: KPRC 2) Police interviewed the mother and son on Wednesday. On Thursday, Zamora said that Farias was voluntarily living with his mother in Houston. Santana has claimed that family and friends who said Farias was not missing were actually seeing her nephew around the house. But police said that was false. The district attorney 'has declined any charges at this time for making fictitious reports and failure to ID', said Zamora. He added that 'the in){kind=link}
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The mother of a man who was found after being considered a missing teenager eight years ago deceived police while her son lived with her the entire time.
Rudolph ‘Rudy’ Farias IV, 25, returned to his home on March 8, 2015, a day after he was reported missing at age 17, said Houston police Lt Christopher Zamora on Thursday.
Police disclosed the findings of their investigation four days after the Texas Center for the Missing announced that Farias had ‘located safe’ outside a church after last being seen walking his dogs and never returning home.
Farias and his mother, Janie Santana, gave police fake names and dates of birth, said Zamora.