READING, Ohio -- A woman made up a report that she was attacked by a clown with a knife because she was running late to her job at McDonald’s, according to police. This incident was not related to the Friday morning incident that resulted in the closure of all Reading Community Schools.
Alexsandra Conley, 18, of Hamilton called police around 6 a.m. Saturday, saying a clown jumped over a fence, waved a knife at her and cut her left thumb at Jefferson and Southern Avenue, police said.
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Conley described the suspect as a male wearing a clown suit with a red wig, white facial makeup and a teardrop on his left cheek. Police said Conley was calm as she was being examined by medics, even using her cellphone to access Facebook.
After an in-depth investigation, police found several inconsistencies in her report. Conley admitted to making up the story, police said, because she was running late to work and didn’t want to lose her job .
Conley was charged with one count of making false alarms, according to police.
