BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A Bloomfield man who told police he had been stabbed was cited with giving police a false report.
Bloomfield police chief Tim Zych said that following an investigation, the alleged victim confessed to having falsified a police report. Zych said the "minor, superficial" injuries were reportedly self-inflicted by Dennis Trotter, 42.
The incident occurred Sept. 1. A "person of interest" was interviewed and released that night.
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