NORTH BETHESDA, Md. — A North Bethesda woman is facing charges after allegedly reporting a false home invasion.

On October 8, Montgomery County Police officers responded to a home in the 5000 block of McGrath Boulevard at 10:24 a.m.

Investigators determined that Moesha Gardener, 27, texted her husband claiming an unknown man had forced his way into their home after she answered the door. Her husband immediately called 911.

While police were en route, Gardener sent her husband a photo that appeared to show the intruder lying on their couch, covered by a blanket.

Eight police cars responded to the home at high speed. Officers and Gardener's husband entered the house to find Gardener sitting on the couch with her cell phone mounted on a tripod aimed at the door.

Gardener confessed to pol

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