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Charges Dismissed After Report Deemed False

By Brian Hagen

03/02/2016

Emily Rule and Kaylina Reynolds

(KAIR)--Two women who claimed an Atchison man threatened them with a gun are now accused of falsely reporting that crime, and, in turn, charges against the suspect have been dismissed.

Taken into custody this week are 18-year-old Cummings resident Emily Rule and 19-year-old Kaylina Reynolds, of Atchison. Both were arrested on charges of interference with a law enforcement officer, also known as making a false report.

Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson says the change of events follows an investigation that was launched after the claims of the crime were made in December. “That is related to a December 15th case in which both women reported a crime to Atchison Police,” Wilson tells MSC News. “In fact, based on that report taken in December, an arrest was made. Since that time, it's been determined that it was a false report.”

Wilson says information came to light last month indicating that the crime reported by the duo had not happened. “Both had reported to police that a subject had threatened them with a gun, outside of a residence in the 400 block of North Second. In February, there was information that was discovered that indicated that that was a false report.”

Arrested in December, after the two women made their report, was 21-year-old Chantez Butler.

Accused of aggravated assault and criminal threat, Wilson says the County Attorney's office has dismissed the charges.

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