Posted on 09/18/2011 10:31:41 PM PDT by Borough Park
NEW YORK - Heidi Jones, former New York tv meteorologist, admitted Wednesday she'd made up claims of being repeatedly attacked by a stranger on the city streets, allegations that sparked an extensive investigation before police said she told them she'd invented the story to get attention.
Jones, 38, pleaded guilty Wednesday to two misdemeanor counts of falsely reporting an incident. The judge says she will be sentenced to three years' probation and 350 hours of community service -- the same amount of time prosecutors say police spent looking into her false claims, reports CBS station WCBS.
It took over nine months for the plea deal to be worked out.
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Nope, just a opportunistic liar who got a pass from the judicial system...
JC
I heard it towards the end of its run when it was syndicated and then a few times on the internet from his flagship station KSLX 97.1 FM. I also listened to a few other radio hosts on that station before they blew it up. I love listening to the radio, especially to out of town stations.
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