Man Charged With False Reporting
Springs Police were searching for a suspected armed robber, but now said the victim lied to them.
Officers said a man called them to the 300 block of Lionstone Drive at 8 p.m. Friday. He said he was waiting for his cousin outside the Dove Tree apartment office when a black Cadilac Escalade pulled up.
He told officers that the driver was a black man armed with a 9mm handgun came up to him demanding he give him all he got. He told police the suspect had a Jamaican accent and was 6-feet 7-inches with a black ski mask. Officers said he told them the robber took away.
After investigating the incident, police determined that it was a lie and charged the victim with false reporting.
