Man ticketed for falsely reporting woman as drunk driver

GILLETTE (WNE) —  A 32-year-old man who called to report a woman driving drunk ended up getting ticketed for false reporting.
The man was at his home in the 3000 block of Lunar Avenue when he called police Friday night to report that a 44-year-old woman was driving while drunk and that she assaulted him. He said she was driving a 2015 Jeep.
After his initial call, officers called him back, and he admitted that he was angry with the woman and deliberately called in a false report to get her in trouble, Police Sgt. Steve Dillard said. He said he did not believe she had been drinking.
Police had contacted the woman, who showed no signs of alcohol use.
The man said he was being untruthful in his REDDI report, and he was ticketed for false reporting to authorities. 
The man was drunk himself, and after taking a portable breath test, his blood alcohol content was 0.14%, Dillard said.
 
This story was published on Jan. 16, 2023.