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Monday, 06 August 2007 03:24

Jackson Couple Makes News Headlines In Pennsylvania

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slide27A Jackson couple has run into some trouble while traveling around the county. According to the Patriot-News, a Harrisburg  Pennsylvania newspaper is reporting that Jackson man has been released from jail after his wife admitted lying when she claimed he shackled her inside a camper for a week.
slide31 Officials said. Charleta Bird, 45, of Jackson is being held in Cumberland County Prison, awaiting arraignment on charges including making false reports to authorities. Bird told investigators that Ted Bird, 45, had kidnapped her in West Virginia on July 17 and, for a week, kept her chained to a couch in the camper parked at Western Village RV Park Inc. in South Middleton Twp. Her story convinced police, who arrested Ted Bird. He was charged with kidnapping, unlawful restraint, false imprisonment and intimidation of a witness and placed in Cumberland County Prison in lieu of $100,000 bail. Ted Bird has been released, and all charges against him have been dropped. "It's unfortunate because we're not in the business of disbelieving victims," said Cumberland County District Attorney David Freed. "On the other hand, we had someone in prison who" apparently did not commit a crime.
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