Woman Lies About Attack
Posted/updated on: April 22, 2013 at 7:34 am
TYLER — A Tyler woman is facing charges of making a false report after telling officers she had been stabbed. Officers were sent to the 800 block of South Chilton around 4:00 Friday afternoon. Rebecca Jones, 39, told officers she came home to find a man in her house. She said that the man stabbed her several times and then fled out the back door.
Jones described the man as a heavy set white male with brown hair, wearing a navy blue shirt and jeans. Jones was transported to ETMC hospital where she was treated for several superficial puncture wounds and released. Officers, along with a Tyler Police K9 team searched the area but failed to locate the alleged suspect.
Later, in an interview with investigators, Jones admitted that she lied about being attacked and stabbed. The incident never happened. She is facing potential criminal charges for false alarm or report, a class A misdemeanor, and false report to a peace officer, a class B misdemeanor.
