Yes, this one actually happened.

In a victory for common sense, Jesse Dimmick - the man who kidnapped a Kansas couple and then later sued them because they turned him in - received news that his case has been dismissed.

Here’s the backstory:

Dimmick, who was already on the run due to murder charges against him, argued that he had a “legally binding oral contract with Jared and Lindsay Rowley that they'd hide him from police in return for money.” Dimmick held the couple hostage after breaking in their home and holding them at knifepoint. Luckily, the couple was able to escape when their kidnapper fell asleep.

Dimmick was rightfully convicted of kidnapping, among other charges. After the Rowleys sued the intruder for more than $75,000 in damages, their kidnapper decided to counter-sue. Yes, you read that right. The man who broke into the couple’s home and held them at counter-sued seeking “$160,000 for hospital bills and $75,000 for pain and suffering.”

And no, we didn’t make this up.