On May 8th, 2013 at approximately 0100am, Sheriff’s Deputy Cody Muse was dispatched to a residence located on County Road 2858 in Shelbyville in reference to a burglary. Deputy Muse met the complainant identified as Tom Paul Chandler II. Mr. Chandler made a report stating that an unknown black male wearing an orange ski mask broke into the rear of his residence and upon confronting ran out of the house. While speaking with Mr. Chandler,Chandler’s Aunt, Evelyn Frazer interrupted and advised that her medication had been stolen, being hydrocodone and xanax that she kept in a sock pinned to her waist. A window was observed to be broken, however the window was noted to be broken from the inside, observing glass to be on the outside of the residence rather than the inside. Investigator DJ Dickerson investigated the case and found that Mr. Chandler had staged the scene to make it look as if a burglary had occurred and stole his Aunt’s medications. Mr. Chandler was arrested for False Report To A Peace Officer, a Misdemeanor B. Upon interviewing Mr. Chandler, Chandler gave a confession to Investigator Dickerson about staging the scene and stealing his Aunt’s medications.

At the Shelby County Sheriff’s Department, we respond to many calls that involve true criminal acts, however we also receive reports such as this one that takes the Deputies and Investigators time away from other cases that are in need of attention. If a report is made, it will be investigated to the best of our ability, and if found to be a false report, the complainant will be arrested for making a false report to a Peace Officer.