38-year-old Dave Orlando Maynard, the son of a well-known lawman, was granted bail this morning after appearing at the Holetown Magistrates Court.
He pleaded not guilty to the wasteful employment of the police by knowingly making a false report tending to show that an offence was committed, namely robbery.
More on this story in this report from Cheyne Jones.
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