The mayor of East Cleveland says the city is weighing charges against a man who filed a police report that claimed he and his children were carjacked at gunpoint. East Cleveland Mayor Sandra Morgan and documents provided by a repossession company state the carjacking never occurred and that the man’s vehicle was repossessed.
The mayor issued a statement that calls the original allegations “materially inconsistent with information discovered during the course of a police investigation.”
The statement continued: “False statements were made to law enforcement, public officials, the media, and fundraising platforms: conduct that may violate applicable provisions of Ohio law. Any determination regarding criminal charges rests with the appropriate prosecuting authorities…