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Man jailed for telling of fake gunfight
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Roger Dale Newby entered guilty pleas before Circuit Court Judge Bart Stanley.
A man was given 90 days in jail for lying to lawmen about a gunfight that never happened.The man, Roger Dale Newby, 63, entered guilty pleas before Circuit Court Judge Bart Stanley to charges of making a false report and vandalism. He was ordered to serve 90 days of a three-year sentence, make restitution and undergo a mental health evaluation. He has completed his jail time already.His sentence comes after he reported to the sheriff’s department that someone tried to steal a Chevy truck belonging to his stepson on Davis Road.