Guard charged with falsely reporting robbery www.privateofficer.com

PASCAGOULA MS May 6 2010 — Charles Tyler White, 19, of Monaco Lake Drive, was arrested and charged with falsely reporting a burglary of the Rolls Royce Company’s shop building on Industrial Road Sunday night, according to the city Police Department.

WhiteWhite, a contracted security guard, reported shortly after 9 Sunday that he had interrupted a burglary in progress. He told police he chased a suspect, whom he identified, into a wooded area nearby.

During their investigation, police discovered several inconsistencies in White’s story, which led to his confession that he had staged the burglary.

False reporting of a crime is punishable by up to one year in jail and/or a $1,000 fine.

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