A confusing a chaotic turn of events in North Platte on Wednesday afternoon ended with the alleged victim in jail for lying to police.

At around 2:15 p.m., on August 10, officers responded to a disturbance in the 2600 block of West 19th Street.

According to Investigator John Deal, officers arrived and found a woman who had a scrape on her leg and  a small laceration on her arm.  She told police that her boyfriend had stabbed her during an altercation.  Deal said the woman, identified as 40-year-old Stephanie Hill, aka Stephanie Soto, admitted that she and the alleged suspect had begun drinking vodka very early in the day. Deal said Hill appeared to be intoxicated.

A short time later, the alleged suspect arrived at the scene and told officers that he had gone to get bandages and disinfectant for Hill’s injuries.  He told police that Hill had fallen near a camper and denied causing any of the injuries she sustained.

After further questioning of Hill by investigators, Deal says it became apparent that her story was inconsistent and that her injuries were not consistent with being stabbed or cut with a knife.  Another witness told investigators that Hill had simply fallen because she was intoxicated.

At the conclusion of the investigation, it was determined that Hill had made up the story about being stabbed.  After receiving treatment at Great Plains Health, Hill was placed under arrest and charged with false reporting.

She was jailed at the Lincoln County Detention Center.