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Man Who Claimed Snake Bit Him In Wal-Mart Wanted By Police

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FORT WORTH, Texas -- A man who claimed he was bitten by a rattlesnake in a Brownwood, Texas, Wal-Mart last year is wanted on charges of filing a false report.

Warrants for the arrest of 32-year-old Douglas Wayne Hatchett Junior of Bangs and his girlfriend, 32-year-old Michelle Beam, were filed Wednesday in the Brown County Clerk's office.

The three-count complaint alleges Hatchett and Beam falsely reported an emergency and compromised the safety of others by using emergency services. Bond was set at $2,500 each.

Neither Hatchett nor Beam had been arrested late today. That's what the Abilene Reporter-News reports.

In September, Hatchett reported a rattlesnake bit him in the Wal-Mart shoe department. He was treated with anti-venom at Brownwood Regional Medical Center.

If found guilty, Hatchett could face up to a year in the Brown County Jail.

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Man who claimed snake bit him arrested

Brownwood-AP -- A man who claimed last year that he was bitten by a rattlesnake in a Wal-Mart in Brownwood was arrested today on charges of filing a false report.

Thirty-two-year-old Douglas Wayne Hatchett Junior of Bangs was arrested by Brown County sheriff's deputies. He was released on 25-hundred dollars bond. That's what the Abilene Reporter-News reports.

Hatchett's girlfriend, 32-year-old Michelle Beam, surrendered to authorities later in the day and also was released on 25-hundred dollars bond.

The two were named earlier in the week in a complaint that alleges they falsely reported an emergency and compromised the safety of others by using emergency services.

Hatchett was treated with anti-venom at a hospital in September after he said he was bitten by a rattlesnake in the Wal-Mart shoe department.

If found guilty, they could face up to a year in the Brown County Jail.

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