Dad Wanted Daughter's Boyfriend Falsely Jailed: Shelton PD

SHELTON, CT — A Seymour father was arrested after he allegedly paid someone to file a criminal complaint against his daughter's Shelton boyfriend, according to police. The man hoped the boyfriend would land in jail after being accused of a robbery.

Thomas Owen, 20, went to police July 13 and said the boyfriend robbed him at knife point, said Detective Richard Bango, police spokesman. He picked the boyfriend out of a police lineup.

Police investigated the claim and learned that Philip Prokop, 47, and his mother paid Owen to make the complaint, Bango said.

Prokop was charged with conspiracy to give a false statement. Additional arrests are expected.

Prokop was arrested in 2012 after he paid a 17-year-old girl $21 to fight a 13-year-old foe of his daughter.

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