A Suffield woman is facing charges for falsely reporting a home invasion and brutal assault.
Kelly Wilson, of Thrall Avenue, was arrested Wednesday after a nearly three month investigation by Suffield Police.
On April 13th, police forced their way into Wilson’s home shortly after midnight when she reported a man armed with a handgun broke in through a back door, beat and sexually assaulted her.
According to her story, the masked man knocked twice on her door earlier in the evening asking for help with his broken down car. Wilson gave police a detailed description of the alleged intruder.
According to police, Wilson was alone at the time. Property records show she and her fiancé purchased the house just weeks prior to the incident. At the time, police said her fiancé was away on military leave.
For days, police asked town residents to remain vigilant and report anyone suspicious matching the description of the alleged intruder. Check points were set up in the area of the Thrall Avenue address with police asking drivers if they noticed a broken down car or a man matching the description given around the time of the alleged incident.
Suffield Police Chief Michael Manzi says it was shortly after that investigators found discrepancies in the 29-year old’s story.
“The investigation soon turned from finding a suspect to determining whether the story was fabricated,” Manzi says.
Manzi says an FBI profiler from Quantico,Virginia was brought in to aide in the investigation.
He says Wilson gave a written statement on May 22nd admitting she contrived the whole story.
Manzi says she admitted to causing the injuries to herself and trashing her home to make it look like an intruder. As for the reason, Manzi would only say it was “emotional in nature”.
Soon after the written confession, Suffield police turned the case over to the Office of the States’ Attorney.
Manzi says an arrest warrant was signed and issued on July 2nd. Wilson was arrested the following day.
She is charged with falsely reporting an incident, making false statements and misuse of the emergency 9-1-1 system. All charges are misdemeanors. Wilson posted $50,000 bond and is scheduled to appear at Enfield Superior Court on July 16th.
