An 18-year-old woman was arrested after allegedly calling the police to avoid meeting up with her date.
Sumaya Thomas from North Liberty, Iowa, allegedly called 9-1-1 soon after midnight on June 16, making a report that her abusive ex-boyfriend was threatening her, according to a North Liberty Police Department (NLPD) criminal complaint obtained by the Daily Caller. Thomas told police her ex was threatening to “hit, punch, kick, and stab her,” the complaint stated.
The 18-year-old also told police she was pregnant with his baby.
When officers arrived at the scene, they found a man leaving. The man told police he met Thomas a week prior on a dating app, according to the NLPD. The two apparently began communicating over the app before moving to text messages. He was detained for over an hour due to the accusations.
This woman met a guy online, set up a date, then wanted to back out so she called the cops and falsely accused him of assault.
If you ask me, he was better off with the po po.https://t.co/r3KhscZS8q
— Larry Schweikart (@LarrySchweikart) June 27, 2024
The unnamed man showed officers text message exchanges, which police say was enough to corroborate his story. (RELATED: REPORT: Police Arrest 23-Year-Old For Calling Them Too Much. He Allegedly Ends Up Braindead While In Custody).
While Thomas was interviewed by police, she maintained she had known the man for two years, saying he had abused her in the past and refused to leave her alone, according to police. She said the threatening messages took place over Snapchat when, in reality, all messages were exchanged over text that she apparently deleted, the complaint noted.
It wasn’t until a third interview with police that Thomas admitted the accusations were false, the criminal complaint noted. She ultimately told police she called 9-1-1 because “she got cold feet on meeting him and no
longer wanted to.” She told police she thought officers wouldn’t help, so she made up the situation to get their attention, the complaint added.
Thomas was arrested and charged with one count of a False Report 9-1-1 call and two counts of “False Report of Indictable Offense to Public Entity,” according to the criminal complaint.
