The man accused of falsely reporting a home invasion in Southington over the summer and hiring a prostitute has turned himself in to police.
According to the warrant for his arrest, 26-year-old Joseph Sanchez, of Meriden, called police to report that he had been the victim of a home invasion in Southington on July 24, police said.
Police said Sanchez gave various accounts of the incident. He had hired a prostitute, and during the encounter, an electronic device was stolen from the home.
Sanchez turned himself in the night of Sept. 23. He's charged with second-degree false statement, falsely reporting an incident, patronizing a prostitute criminal liability for acts of another/sixth-degree larceny and interfering with an investigation.
He was released on a promise to appear and is due in court Oct. 6.
Police said the prostitute was never located or identified.
