Woman arrested after calling police on cheating husband

By Maddison Leach|

A US woman who hoped to spook her cheating husband had her plan backfire drastically when she was arrested after calling the police on her spouse.

Amber Lewis, 33, knew her husband was having an affair and had planned to scare him by calling local police and reporting a burglary at their home on Wednesday morning.

It seems Lewis had intended for officers to barge in on her husband and his mistress. However, when police found no signs of a burglary in the couple’s Montgomery, Alabama home, things took a very different turn.

When officers first arrived at the residence, Lewis and another woman were waiting outside and claimed not to know who was inside, but police later discovered Lewis' husband was the only person in the home.

Woman arrested after calling police on cheating husband
Lewis told police her home was being burgled when she called. (Millbrook Police Department)

Upon entering, officers detected a "pervasive odour" of marijuana and later discovered the substance, along with cocaine and other drugs, strewn throughout the house.

Shockingly, some of the drugs were even discovered in the bedroom of the pair's five-year-old child.

Not only had Lewis made a false report to law enforcement—a chargeable offence—the discoveries led to her being charged with second-degree possession of marijuana and chemical endangerment of a child.

Millbrook Police Chief PK Johnson called the situation "ridiculous" and said he still had no idea what Lewis hoped would happen when she lied to police.

"This case is a perfect example of two individuals having marital issues and dragging law enforcement into their personal issues in an attempt to cause harm or embarrassment to each other," Johnson said in a statement.

"Our officers were absolutely furious, and they should be."

Police were particularly frustrated with Lewis' behaviour because there was a small fire burning at a local school when she made her report, diverting law enforcement that could have been supporting fire fighters at the school.

Lewis is now being held in Elmore County Jail on a $17,700 bond. Her husband will also face charges for the drugs found in their home, while the woman who was with Lewis when police arrived will be charged for lying to law enforcement.

Speaking to USA Today, Johnson said: "Bottom line: You lie to the police, you go to jail."
