Man charged after group home attack hoax

A Putnam County man is charged with making a false report about an attack at a group home. Christopher Lopez, 30, of Southeast, is accused of claiming a violent assault was taking place at a group

News 12 Staff

Nov 26, 2015, 10:31 PM

Updated 3,300 days ago

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A Putnam County man is charged with making a false report about an attack at a group home.
Christopher Lopez, 30, of Southeast, is accused of claiming a violent assault was taking place at a group home Friday, Dec. 20.
The claim resulted in a large-scale police response, but turned out to be a hoax.
Lopez is also accused of assaulting a nurse at a hospital in Carmel that same day.