If you needed a ride home, who would you call? A friend, a family member, a taxi? Well, one woman apparently decided a free ride from the police was how she wanted to get home, only it ended up landing her in jail. According to the news report, the woman called a U.S. Navy recruiting station asking if she had reached the government. She claimed there was a bomb somewhere and demanded someone come pick her up at the gas station or something bad was going to happen. She provided the officer with her real name and when they arrived to pick her up, they chose to take her to the police station, instead of where she wanted to go. She is being charged with False Reporting of Explosives.
False Reporting of Explosives in Weld County
C.R.S. 18-8-110 – False Report of Explosives, Weapons, or Harmful Substances – is defined by Colorado law as:
Have you been charged with False Report of Explosives? Contact the experienced criminal defense lawyers from the O’Malley Law Office to defend you today!
Have you been charged with False Report of Explosives? Contact the experienced criminal defense lawyers from the O’Malley Law Office to defend you today!
Because the woman knew there was no bomb, and was only reporting the information to get a ride to her house, she can be charged with this felony. As a class 6 felony in Weld, Morgan, and Logan County, this crime is punishable with 12 to 18 months in the Colorado Department of Corrections and up to $100,000 in fines. All that, for a ride home? While not the smartest move, is it really worth taking over a year of the court and probation department’s time? There was no investigation and the report was never taken seriously. It would be one thing if the state had dispatched the bomb squad and wasted time and resources in exploring the allegations, but that was not the case. It was just a very poorly planned out answer to the ‘how am I going to get home?’ question.
If you or someone you love has been charged with False Reporting, be smart, exercise your right to remain silent, and contact the best criminal defense attorneys from the O’Malley Law Office at (970) 616-6009 today. Together, we can protect your future.
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