Heidi Jones was arrested

Heidi Jones, a weatherwoman with WABC in New York, was arrested and charged with filing a false report after police say she lied about an alleged rape attempt in Central Park.

Soon after this weather forecast Saturday night, WABC-TV meteorologist Heidi Jones was picked up by detectives who were waiting in the ABC studios for her to finish. According to sources close to the investigation, detectives had concluded that her story about almost being raped while jogging in Central Park was a lie.

Jones, 37, told cops she was jogging in the park on the afternoon of Sept. 24 when a Hispanic man in his 30s or 40s grabbed her from behind, dragged her into a wooded area and attempted to rape her… She told police that the would-be rapist was scared off by two passers-by who came to her aid.

Jones admitted that she had fabricated the story to deflect unspecified personal turmoil in her life. If convicted of the charge, Jones faces up to a year in prison and a $1,000 fine.