From hero to zero …

EDMOND – An Oklahoma man desperate to save his marriage by appearing like a hero to his wife ended up in police custody on suspicion of staging a crime where he hired burglars and foiled their fake robbery attempt.

Trent Spencer (27), of Edmond, north of Oklahoma City, was charged this week with the misdemeanour crime of filing a false report, said police spokeswoman Glynda Chu. According to police, Spencer, a high school teacher, paid two students US$100 each to break into his house and try to make off with a stereo.The masked students tied his wife with duct tape and her husband was in the house just in time to foil the supposed crime, police said.Police said Spencer attacked the two in a choreographed fight, even hitting one with a board that he had cut to break in half.The plan was going well until his wife freed herself and called police, something Spencer did not anticipate, police said.- Nampa-ReutersAccording to police, Spencer, a high school teacher, paid two students US$100 each to break into his house and try to make off with a stereo.The masked students tied his wife with duct tape and her husband was in the house just in time to foil the supposed crime, police said.Police said Spencer attacked the two in a choreographed fight, even hitting one with a board that he had cut to break in half.The plan was going well until his wife freed herself and called police, something Spencer did not anticipate, police said.- Nampa-Reuters