ST. GEORGE — A man who prompted a police response by allegedly telling his sister he had killed someone now faces criminal charges of making a false report.
Landon Todd Peterson, 57, of St. George, was charged Friday in 5th District Court with emergency reporting abuse, a third-degree felony.
On Jan. 15, a woman called 911 asking police for assistance.
“She told the responding officer that her brother Landon Peterson texted her saying he had killed his girlfriend,” according to charging documents.
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St. George police initially could not locate the girlfriend, so a homicide investigation was launched, the charges state. But police were eventually able to find her “and it was determined that no one had been injured.”