Falls Township police alleged a 21-year-old Levittown man lied to them about a July assault he reported.
According to court papers filed Friday by police, Tyler Davenport call police on July 12 at 4:41 p.m. to report a “stalker” walked into his house and punched him in the face. He also is said to have told emergency officials he was pepper sprayed in the face and was in possession of a firearm.
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Six Falls officers rushed through busy late-afternoon traffic with lights and sirens on to get to the Nicklehill Lane address Davenport gave a dispatcher, police said.
According to court papers, police found a side door to the home ajar and Davenport inside. The home reportedly smelled of pepper spray and has furniture thrown around the living room.
Davenport, according to police, said he accidently deployed the pepper spray into his eyes while attempting to spray the “stalker.”
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Inside a bedroom, police found an assault rifle and shotgun, police said. Court papers report Davenport told an officer they belong to his father and he was unlocking them to use against his attacker.
Police said Davenport “reaffirmed his story” to officers.
“Later in the investigation, the defendant stated that he had facricated the entire report. The defedant admitted that no intruder entered his residence,” police wrote in court documents.
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Police said Davenport admitted to punching himself in the face, using the pepper spray and staging the furniture in the house.
Court papers do not lay out why Davenport allegedly made up the assault and went through all the effort.
Davenport was charged via mail summons with reckless endangerment, false reports and disorderly conduct.
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The 21-year-old will have a preliminary hearing before District Judge Jan Vislosky on September 9.
Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.
