Oshkosh Police draw guns on group filming YouTube video of staged armed abduction

Oshkosh police had a unique call Thursday night, April 3, 2025, that had units on high alert.

At 10:45 PM a caller called in what looked like an abduction in progress in the Taco Bell parking lot at 1800 Jackson Street.

The caller saw a person waving what looked like a gun at another person in another vehicle. That person dropped to their knees with their hands up and was then placed into another vehicle.
Police arrived on scene just as the suspect vehicle was leaving and they performed a high risk traffic stop with guns drawn.

It turns out the group of people involved were all friends and were filming a video of a skit involving an abduction for the social media site You Tube. After all the people involved were checked for warrants, they were released with a warning to advise police if they are going to be doing something like this in the future, so they were aware.