Β CHARLOTTE, NC —Β The Gaston County couple that concocted a story about the wife’s disappearance so she could avoid jail time is behind bars Thursday night. Β Paul Arrington turned himself in Thursday afternoon to North Myrtle Beach police. Β Amy Arrington turned herself in at the Mecklenburg County jail late Wednesday night.
A judge set Amy’s bond at $500,000. Β If she bonds out, she will have to wear an electronic monitor and won’t be able to leave Gaston County, where she lives. Β Arrington was supposed to stand trial in Charlotte on Monday as a habitual felon. Β Her husband says that’s why they lied about her possibly drowning in the ocean: to keep her out of jail.Β
Paul Arrington is charged with criminal conspiracy and making a false report. Β He left the couple’s Gastonia home Thursday and drove himself to North Myrtle Beach. Β At a hearing Thursday night, a judge set Arrington’s bond at $5,500 dollars. Β In addition to older forgery and identity theft charges, Amy Arrington now faces one count of criminal conspiracy for the fake disappearance story.
