MASON CITY – Police were called by a man who claimed to have committed a crime, but it turned out he made the whole tale up.
Monday morning just after 6 AM, police were called to the 400 block of North Delaware avenue to investigate a claim made by 63-year-old Paul Andrew Stutts, who told police he had committed a crime. At least 6 Mason City officers and other county deputies went to the scene to investigate.
According to a source, Stutts claimed he used a hammer to either hurt or kill someone.
Soon, police determined that the incident was “entirely made up” and Stutts was arrested for making a false report to law enforcement and jailed.