STEELTON, Pa. (WHTM) – A man who claimed he was attacked and robbed after leaving a bar has been charged after police say he made up the report after spending the night with another woman.

Erik Shepler, 37, is charged with one count of false reports to law enforcement officers.

Steelton police said they were called to the 300 block of South Second Street on Dec. 6 and found Shepler lying on the floor, claiming he needed medical attention.

Shepler’s wife told the officers her husband had been missing for 12 hours and he had been robbed. Shepler claimed he was hit on the head while leaving a bar on Front Street and woke up in an alley. He said his credit card was stolen and he couldn’t remember anything in the past 12 hours, police said in a news release.

Investigators said they found surveillance video of Shepler and another woman buying cigarettes and hot dogs in a convenience store.

Then they found the other woman, and she told officers that Shepler picked her up at the bar, took her home, and spent the night after having more drinks.

Surveillance video confirmed Shepler was at the woman’s apartment, police said.Get breaking news, weather and traffic on the go. Download our News App and our Weather App for your phone and tablet.