Man tells deputies he made up robbery for ex-girlfriend
April 21st, 2009 by Ana X. Ceron
Derick Culberson
A Palm City man faces a charge of lying to sheriff’s deputies after he allegedly faked his own robbery so his ex-girlfriend would feel sorry for him.
Derick Culberson, 22, called 911 on Friday to report that he had been robbed at Jock Leighton Park by two men wearing black shirts who fled in a Chevy Impala, according to a Martin County Sheriff’s report. Twelve units – including supervisors, road patrol and K-9 – rushed to look for the suspects.
When Culberson was found, he was sitting on the ground by his pick-up, his hands and feet bound with zip ties, deputies said.
Inside his truck, investigators found a bundle of the same zip ties that had been on Culberson, the report states.
When asked to write down what happened, Culberson admitted that he had made up the robbery report so his ex-girlfriend would feel bad for leaving him, deputies said. He then told authorities he was sorry for wasting their time.
Culberson faces a misdemeanor charge of making a false report to authorities.
Tags: Derick Culberson, false report, Jock Leighton Park, Martin County Sheriff's Office, robbery, zip ties
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April 21st, 2009 at 10:39 am
I would say that he probably expected a less intense response from law enforcement. He probably thought a report would be filed by a single officer and the paperwork would substantiate his story.
All the guy has achieved, other than a criminal charge and a possible civil suit, is to appear weak to his former girlfriend, family, friends, pets, and acquaintances, and many people reading the article.
Do I feel for the guy? No!