A Maryland woman who allegedly used AI to fake a home invasion was arrested and charged with making false statements after telling police that the ersatz intruder was part of a prank gone wrong.

Earlier this month, Montgomery County cops responded to an emergency call at 27-year-old Moesha Gardener's home in North Bethesda, Maryland.

Police say Gardener texted her husband and said a strange man forced his way into their home after she opened the door. She also allegedly sent him a photo showing what appeared to be a man lying on their couch, covered in a blanket, and told him that that was the intruder.

Her husband then called 911 to report what he believed to be a break-in, and a little before 1030 am on October 8, eight police cars raced to the purported scene of the crime, emergency

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