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Woman Fabricated Attempted Rape, Kidnapping, Cops Say

A Bristol Township woman’s report of an attempted rape and assault at Langhorne Square in Middletown Township last month led to the wrongful arrest and 31-day incarceration of an innocent man before the accuser admitted to fabricating the story, according to court papers filed on Monday.

On April 16, Middletown Township police were called for a report of an attempted rape and assault at the Langhorne Square shopping center on East Lincoln Highway. The incident, which occurred near Redner’s Market, led to the arrest the next day of Daniel Pierson, 41, of Yardley.

Anjela Urumova, 20, reported the incident to police and claimed that a man grabbed her from behind as she exited her truck between 7:50 and 8:10 p.m. Urumova alleged that the man attempted to pull her pants down and dragged her approximately 15 feet towards his truck, which was described as an older blue Ford with a “Thin Blue Line” sticker and visible dents and rust.

Upon police arrival, Urumova was found visibly bleeding from her right lip and provided a detailed description of the attacker’s vehicle and its path out of the parking lot, authorities said.

The Middletown Township Police Department used the agency’s automatic license plate reader system to identify a truck matching the description and linked it to Pierson, whose physical appearance matched Urumova’s description, authorities said.

Pierson was arrested on April 17 and charged with attempting kidnapping, attempted rape, false imprisonment, and other offenses. He was jailed with a $1 million bail due to the serious charges.

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Officers say data pulled from Urumova's iPhone and surveillance video in the parking lot contradicted her story of events.

During a second meeting with police on May 17, authorities say Urumova admitted that she lied about the entire incident and that no assault occurred in the Redner's parking lot on April 16, according to the criminal complaint filed Monday.

When asked why she chose Pierson, she says that she saw the truck and Pierson in the parking lot of her previous employer in the past and thought he was "creepy," the criminal complaint states.

Urumova reportedly told officers she used the description of her then-boyfriend's clothing to describe Pierson.

As for the injuries she claimed to have suffered, Urumova allegedly admitted that she suffered a laceration on her lip during an altercation with a family member.

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