Man Allegedly Staged Fall

A Jamestown man faces insurance fraud charges after investigators say he staged a trip-and-fall accident in a supermarket in July.

46-year-od Benedict Harkins was arrested last week after a police investigation showed that he adjusted a rug on the floor of the Farm Fresh Market then laid on the floor to make it look as if he tripped on the rug.

Harkins was taken to a hospital and treated for a back injury he claimed he suffered, then submitted an insurance claim but later withdrew the claim after being informed of the surveillance video. He did, however, submit an $800 bill for ambulance service to the store's insurance company.

If convicted, Harkins faces up to one year in prison.

Comments

Marcia L. Neil said…
Any 'threesomes' moving about in the supermarket at that time should have their telephone records investigated.

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