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HASTINGS, Neb. (AP) -- A black Hastings College student who said he was kidnapped in a racially motivated incident last month was lying, police said Wednesday.
Winfred L. Stafford, 24, claimed several people with a weapon made him get into their car March 26, then took him into the country and forced him to walk about 90 minutes back into town. At the time, police said the incident was racially motivated.
Stafford also said he had received racist hate mail.
Police said Wednesday that none of the events happened, and Stafford has been cited for filing a false report. He is to appear in Adams County Court on April 27.
The case appeared to have been a domestic matter rather than a racial incident, police said in a news release.
The college said Stafford, a senior scheduled to graduate in May, will face a review over whether he violated the student code of conduct. Penalties for violating the code include expulsion from school.
HASTINGS, Neb. (AP) -- A black Hastings College student who said he was kidnapped in a racially motivated incident last month was lying, police said Wednesday.
Winfred L. Stafford, 24, claimed several people with a weapon made him get into their car March 26, then took him into the country and forced him to walk about 90 minutes back into town. At the time, police said the incident was racially motivated.
Stafford also said he had received racist hate mail.
Police said Wednesday that none of the events happened, and Stafford has been cited for filing a false report. He is to appear in Adams County Court on April 27.
The case appeared to have been a domestic matter rather than a racial incident, police said in a news release.
The college said Stafford, a senior scheduled to graduate in May, will face a review over whether he violated the student code of conduct. Penalties for violating the code include expulsion from school.