Missing Marine Lance Cpl. Lance Hering Bought Bus Ticket after Hoax Disappearance
The case of missing Marine Marine Lance Cpl. Lance Hering is all but considered a hoax. As the days went on in searching for the missing Marine who’s parents thought that maybe he had been the victim of foul play, it now appears that they are coming to the reality that their son faked his disappearance. It is being reported that Lance Hering purchased a bus ticket the day after he faked his disappearance.
A California-based Marine who vanished weeks before his scheduled return to duty bought a bus ticket in Denver the day after staging a bogus story about injuring himself during a hike in the Colorado mountains, authorities said Thursday.
Lance Cpl. Lance Hering, 21, bought the ticket using a different name at about 6 a.m. on Aug. 30 as search crews were gearing up to look for him, Boulder County sheriff’s Commander Phil West said.
West, who did not immediately return a call seeking more details, did not say where Hering might have gone or what alias he used. He said the video obtained with help from Greyhound Bus Line officials would not be released because it is considered evidence. (Mercury News)
Although the Marines position is innocent until proven guilty, it is becoming more and more obvious that Lance Cpl. Lance Hering planned and faked his disappearance. What a mess this has become for Hering. Lance Hering will now face the following charges if it is determined that this was a planned hoax to create the image that he disappeared.
- He is wanted on a felony charge of failure to comply with terms of a deferred sentence from a 2004 burglary charge.
- He is also wanted on a misdemeanor charge of conspiracy to commit false reporting to authorities.
- Lt. Esteban Vickers said if it turned out Hering was purposely absent he could be charged with desertion
Video of Hering found
With the aid of a little videotape, the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office is on Lance Hering’s trail.
The Sheriff’s Office informed the media Thursday that, with the assistance of Greyhound Bus Line officials, Sheriff’s detectives obtained video footage of Hering purchasing a bus ticket at the downtown Denver bus depot shortly after 6 a.m. on Wednesday, August 30.
At the same time, Sheriff’s deputies were mounting a search effort for Hering in Eldorado Canyon, southwest of Boulder, based upon the claim of Mr. Steven Powers that Mr. Hering had been injured and incapacitated in a fall while hiking the previous evening. (Colorado Daily)
It is important to note (as I posted in a separate set of comments that the parents have verified the hoax status of this – “Lance Hering, 21, was inside the Denver depot at 1055 19th St. about 6 a.m. on Aug. 30, according to footage captured on the station’s security cameras. Less than an hour earlier, Hering was reported missing in Eldorado Canyon State Park, prompting what would become the largest air and ground search in Sheriff’s Office history. On Wednesday, investigators showed the video footage to Hering’s parents. They said they’re 99 percent sure Hering is the person captured on camera using an alias to buy a ticket. Detectives wouldn’t disclose the alias or the ticket’s destination because they’re still trying to locate him.” – 22 Sep 2006 Boulder Daily Camera
It should also be noted that the Sheriff plans to get restituion from both of the idiots involved in this. Estimates for the search bill for the county are $10000. Frankly, a public flogging on the Pearl Street Mall sounds better.
Comment by Eric Jensen | September 22, 2006