Jacksonville man told police a man had pointed a gun at him and demanded his money while he was standing outside his apartment and that the man then nearly ran him over as he drove away.
According to a police report, the man lied.
Matthew Ryan Solerto, 25, was arrested on a charge of filing a false report Wednesday after police say his long, complicated story of an armed robbery was false.
Solerto told police that Daniel Heffner, who later admitted to going to Solerto's apartment on Northeastern Avenue to sell him marijuana, had robbed him of his phone and nearly $500 at gunpoint.
But Heffner told police, according to a police report, that Solerto had become angry while Heffner cut up the marijuana and chased the dealer out of his house.
Officers reported seeing messages between Heffner and Solerto that proved they had planned a marijuana purchase, which oficers said corroborated Heffner's story. Solerto also told police he "found his stolen wallet between the front door and storm door of his mother's house."
Officers then found marijuana on the floor in the spot where Heffner said he had been cutting the substance before Solerto chased him away, according to the report.
Officers arrested Solerto on Wednesday and transferred him to the Pulaski County jail with bail set at $2,000. Solerto was no longer listed on the jail roster as of Thursday evening.
