July 6, a resident of Los Angeles Charlene Watson said of the car theft, saying that she was approached by her friend with a weapon and seized the machine. In the car at this point was her 16-year-old adopted son. In connection with this statement across the state were running the alert system for child abduction Amber Alert .
But, as later stated by the government, it was all a hoax. On Friday, Watson was sentenced to imprisonment for a period of 60 days, said the office of the Prosecutor of Los Angeles. The charges of false statement about the kidnapping, Watson not contested. Also gave her 36 months probation and a fine in the amount of$ 220, the message says Laist.
«The filing of false statements is serious misconduct, which has real consequences. This leads to a waste of law enforcement resources that should be spent on investigating real crimes,» says city attorney Mike Fejer, «And because of this reckless and irresponsible act system was launched Amber Alert, distracted the attention in the whole region.»
In fact, as he told police, they found out that Watson on the eve of the incident lent his car to his girlfriend, Kandas Johnson, and she refused to return the car. Johnson needed a car in order to engage in private taxi driver. In addition, no 16-year-old to do.
Gatson, was arrested the following day after submission of statements to the police. Report of Department of police of Los Angeles says that the motives which prompted Gatson submit a false statement is unknown.
Her car was soon found in San Bernardino.
