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In the latest "false report news" we have the bizarre case of a University of Iowa physician who claimed he had been mugged and stabbed in Chicago. But it turns out the doctor stabbed himself and made the whole mugging story up. Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis lashed out at the physician during an interview with the Chicago Sun Times. "He embarrassed the city with his story," Weis said. "It cast the city in negative light." Dr. Gary Hunninghake, 63, has been charged with felony disorderly conduct-filing a false police report.
According to the article in the Sun, it didn't take long for the fake-victim's story to come apart at the seams. When detectives confronted Hunninghake with the numerous inconsistencies and outright contradictions concerning his story of the alleged attack, he quickly came clean and admitted that his wounds were self-inflicted.
He also admitted he was not attacked, Assistant Cook County State's Attorney Lorraine Scaduto said. Weis said he didn't know why Hunninghake did what he did, but the response to his lies cost the department a lot of wasted time and money.
Hunninghake, who university officials said makes $360,668 a year, will be asked to pay back the "thousands" of taxpayers' dollars spent on last month's investigation, Weis added. "Why anyone would create such a story and waste the valuable resources of first responders is beyond me," Weis told the Sun.
"At a time when resources are already stretched thin, Mr. Hunninghake's actions were not only criminal but irresponsible and unfair to the residents and visitors of our great city." After posting 10 percent of his $25,000 bail late this afternoon, Hunninghake apologized to the city and said even he doesn't know why he faked the attack.
"I'm not sure why I did it, either,'' he told WBBM-Channel 2. Asked if he was trying to commit suicide, he paused and said, "You know, I'm not really sure.'' The guy sounds like a hell of a doctor.
A day before the made-up mugging/stabbing incident, Hunninghake was placed on paid leave after the school launched an investigation into a personnel matter, university spokesman Tom Moore said.
Moore said he could not discuss the pending investigation but confirmed that five search warrants had been served in connection with the probe. Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites        
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