UPDATED: Police now say an 8-year-old boy lied about an alleged kidnapping in La Mesa. The boy had told police he was waiting for friends outside his aunt\'s ...

... but police said Friday that the most-serious charges he faces -- kidnapping and robbery -- will likely be dropped as early as Monday. ...

The charge was amended by a Thurston County Superior Court judge to second-degree kidnapping, Wheeler said. Knauss pleaded not guilty to the charge during a ...