Maryland woman charged after false sexual assault report in Laurel

Laurel police arrested 21-year-old Alexis Hawkins of Centreville, Maryland, after investigators concluded she fabricated a sexual assault report against a man who had rejected her advances. The case ended with felony and misdemeanor charges, a $1,500 secured bond and a county jail stay after she did not post bond.

Detectives with the Laurel Police Department Criminal Investigation Unit responded on June 4, 2026, to a reported sexual assault in the 100 block of Delaware Avenue in Laurel, Delaware. Officers first contacted Hawkins while she was receiving treatment at TidalHealth Nanticoke Hospital, and investigators later concluded the assault never happened after reviewing surveillance footage, electronic communications and multiple interviews.

Hawkins was charged with providing a false statement to law enforcement and falsely reporting a criminal incident. One count was a Class G felony and the other a Class A misdemeanor. She was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court, where the bond was set at $1,500 secured, and she was taken to Sussex Correctional Institution after she was unable to post it.

Anyone who believes they were previously the subject of a false allegation by Hawkins should contact investigators at (302) 875-2244.

Maryland Criminal Law § 9-501 bars knowingly making a false statement, report or complaint to law enforcement with intent to deceive and trigger an investigation or other action. Filing a false police report is a crime, and all cases submitted through Prince George’s County’s Citizens Online Police Reporting System are reviewed by an officer before they are officially filed.