Fremont County Sheriff Kevin Aistrope reports that at around 12:10-a.m. today (Saturday), his deputies were dispatched to the scene of a man who had supposedly been stabbed near the 2300 block of Washington Street, in Hamburg.

Upon arrival, deputies were unable to locate a victim in the area. They contacted the person who reported the incident, and eventually made contact by telephone with the supposed victim. The call was found to be a hoax perpetrated on the reporting party.

Charges are pending in the case. Hamburg Fire and Rescue and the Tabor Police Department assisted the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office with the call.