Lubbock police arrested a 25-year-old man after investigators discovered his report Tuesday, March 11, that his 6-year-old daughter was taken during a car theft was untrue.
Preston Scott Washington is facing a misdemeanor charge of making a false report, according to a Lubbock Police Department news release.
He was booked into the Lubbock County Detention Center about 5:40 p.m. Tuesday and was released about five hours later, according to jail records.