Man Behind 'Catch Me Killer' Hoax Jailed

ATLANTA (MyFOX ATLANTA) - A Gainesville man dubbed the "Catch Me Killer" on the internet was behind bars Thursday night.

Authorities said 26-year-old Andrew Haley posted a hoax video on YouTube.com claiming to have killed 16 people.

Haley insisted it was all a misunderstanding Thursday before he turned himself in to authorities and that prosecutors were wasting taxpayers' money in taking him to trial.

Hall County's' district attorney, investigators with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and others said it was a hoax that hurt a lot of people and cost them hundreds of man hours.

Investigators said an internet was posted by a man who called himself the "Catch Me Killer."

In the video, a man whose identity was concealed claimed to have killed 16 people including 30-year-old Tara Grinstead.

Grinstead was a former teacher and beauty queen from Ocilla, Georgia.

The so-called Catch Me Killer also said he was going to kill again. Investigators said Haley made the video.

A grand jury indicted Haley on charges of making false statements and evidence tampering.

"If you ask me, I think it's a waste of taxpayers' money. It was just a game, it says in the beginning it was just a game," said Haley.

On Thursday, Haley said he arranged for his bond to be paid once he turned himself in at the Hall County jail. The 26-year-old said he drove in from Augusta after learning of the charges.

"It was just a movie, it was just a movie that everybody took too seriously," said Haley.

The chief jailer said Haley will be held until his first court appearance.

The GBI officials said the Catch Me Killer video was flagged by the father of a missing woman in Orlando, Florida. Investigators said the video was linked to a website set up to find her abductor.

"This is a very serious issue it shouldn't be considered a joke and it should be taken seriously like the Hall County grand jury did," said John Bankhead of the GBI.

"I didn't want to hurt anyone or anything like that," said Haley.