Tweet
Ex-policeman jailed for faking gunshot attack
Horses ***$$$!! 
SCRANTON, Pa. - A former policeman who had reported that a motorist shot him during a routine traffic stop, then later admitted to faking the attack, has been sentenced to three to 23 months in jail after pleading guilty to making a false report.
Daniel Morris, 25, of rural Waymart, told Lackawanna County Judge Michael Barrasse that other officers had gotten probation and were allowed to continue as police officers after pleading guilty to steroid charges. But the judge said Wednesday that failing to send Morris to jail would send a message to other officers saying, "Don't worry if you lie in an investigation, you'll get probation."
Morris was a part-time Carbondale officer when he reported the shooting on April 20, 2000, setting off a major manhunt that reached into New York, involving more than 25 officers and a helicopter. Until the hoax was revealed, Morris' bulletproof vest was credited with saving his life.
Morris never said in open court why he made the report, but state police investigators said he was depressed because he and his girlfriend had broken up.
SCRANTON, Pa. - A former policeman who had reported that a motorist shot him during a routine traffic stop, then later admitted to faking the attack, has been sentenced to three to 23 months in jail after pleading guilty to making a false report.
Daniel Morris, 25, of rural Waymart, told Lackawanna County Judge Michael Barrasse that other officers had gotten probation and were allowed to continue as police officers after pleading guilty to steroid charges. But the judge said Wednesday that failing to send Morris to jail would send a message to other officers saying, "Don't worry if you lie in an investigation, you'll get probation."
Morris was a part-time Carbondale officer when he reported the shooting on April 20, 2000, setting off a major manhunt that reached into New York, involving more than 25 officers and a helicopter. Until the hoax was revealed, Morris' bulletproof vest was credited with saving his life.
Morris never said in open court why he made the report, but state police investigators said he was depressed because he and his girlfriend had broken up.
"Ya dumb***"
Comment