Man Charged with Reporting Bogus Robbery
Posted/updated on: April 19, 2012 at 10:57 am
NACOGDOCHES — A Nacogdoches man was jailed early Tuesday morning after falsely reporting an armed robbery to get a ride. According to KETK, Larry Joe Smith Jr., 32, reportedly went to his neighbor’s home on CR 555 in Nacogdoches County about midnight Monday, telling the neighbor that he needed a ride because someone had entered his home and was attempting to rob him at gunpoint.
The neighbor called 911, and when deputies arrived Smith confessed he was not being robbed. He told deputies he was out of gas and just wanted a ride. Smith was arrested and charged with false report of an emergency.
