Woman Who Said She Was Held Hostage Now Arrested For Faking It

Authorities in the Rhinelander area say it cost them thousands of dollars to respond to what they thought was a hostage incident Tuesday night.  Twenty-year-old Alyah Wayman told police she had been assaulted and managed to get free from an armed man at a local motel.  Police and the Oneida County Special Response Team arrested 33-year-old Scott LaPlante.  Investigators say they don’t think LaPlante ever had a gun and they don’t know why Wayman made up the story.  She will be charged with disorderly conduct, obstructing an officer and underage drinking.