Woman Jailed on Bogus Sex Assault Claim
An Iron Mountain woman is in jail in Wisconsin on charges that she falsely accused 3 western U.P. men of sexually assaulting her.
44-year-old Tamra Coyne is charged with 3 felony counts each of false imprisonment and false swearing.
She also faces 3 counts each of defamation of character and obstructing an officer.
Those are both misdemeanors in Wisconsin.
She’s in the Iron County, Wisconsin jail on $20,000 bond.
Coyne claimed the sexual assault happened on the Silver Street Bridge in Jurley on August 13th.
Police arrested 2 men from Bessemer and another from Ironwood on her accusations.
The charges against the 3 of them have since been dismissed.