A man who was charged in connection to a fake Amber Alert case was sentenced to jail time Tuesday.
South Euclid police issued an Amber Alert on December 23 for a missing 7-year-old girl who was reportedly taken from a Wal-Mart. The alert was canceled a short time later after police said they believe it was a hoax.
The man who initially reported his daughter had been taken, 23-year-old Ethan Patterson of Lakewood lwas charged with a first-degree misdemeanor and on Tuesday was ordered to serve 171 days in jail.
