On April 26, 2005, Jennifer Wilbanks, ran away from home to avoid marrying her fiance, John Mason. She later claimed to have been kidnapped and sexually assaulted by a Hispanic man and a white woman. Mason and Wilbanks broke off their engagement shortly after the incident, and Wilbanks was sentenced to two years' probation and community service for her false claims. Mason has since married pharmaceutical saleswoman Shelley Martin.
