BAY CITY, MI -- A pregnant Au Gres woman who falsely claimed a police officer sexually assaulted her during a traffic stop has jail and probation in her future.

Bay County Circuit Judge Joseph K. Sheeran on Monday, March 7, sentenced Felisha M. Whitcomb, 23, to 60 days in jail with credit for one day served. When she is released, she is to serve three years' probation, during which she must participate in mental health and substance abuse counseling.

The judge deferred an additional 305 days in jail, meaning she'll only have to serve them if she violates her probation.

Though Whitcomb is seven months pregnant, the judge had her remanded into the custody of Bay County Sheriff's Office on Monday. She'll be allowed to leave the jail to deliver her baby, the judge ruled.

Whitcomb in January pleaded guilty to one count of attempted false report of a felony. In exchange for her plea, the prosecution dismissed single counts of false report of a felony and lying to a peace officer.

The charges were filed following an investigation by a Michigan State Police trooper that began June 19 at the McLaren Bay Region hospital emergency room. Whitcomb was there that day seeking treatment, claiming she was sexually assaulted by a Tawas police officer during a traffic stop the evening of June 17, court records show.

Whitcomb told the trooper she and a male friend were driving into Tawas City on M-55 when a Tawas City police officer pulled her over for failing to stop at a traffic light, court records show. The officer smelled marijuana from the truck and Whitcomb handed over half a joint to avoid having the officer's K-9 search the vehicle, she told the state trooper, according to court records.

The officer then had Whitcomb exit the truck, she said. He proceeded to handcuff her, slam her against his patrol vehicle, and touch her inappropriately with his open palm, she said, according to court records. He then put her in the back seat of his patrol vehicle, slamming her head on a K-9 cage in the process, she said.

The officer arrested Whitcomb, but she was released the following day on a personal recognizance bond, according to court records.

A nurse at McLaren told the investigating trooper that Whitcomb had two hematomas on the back of her upper scalp and a bruise on her thigh, though they appeared too old to be from an incident with the police officer, court records show.

The trooper briefly left the ER to contact his sergeant and when he returned, he found Whitcomb had left without being discharged and against staff recommendations, court records show. The trooper called Whitcomb's boyfriend, who said she'd be at the Tri-City Post for an interview on June 22. However, Whitcomb didn't show, court records show.

Whitcomb also didn't show up at another scheduled meeting on June 24, according to court records.

Investigators interviewed the male passenger with Whitcomb during the stop, who said the officer in question was professional throughout, but added he didn't see the officer's interaction with Whitcomb once she exited the truck, court records show.

Interviewed by a state police detective on July 1, the Tawas officer said he pulled Whitcomb over when she ran a red light, according to court records. Whitcomb provided the officer with a small bag of marijuana, he said. He then had her step out of her truck, conducted a brief search of her person, placed her in handcuffs, and had her sit in his vehicle.

The officer said he patted Whitcomb down with the back of his hand and did not touch her inappropriately. He added the conduct should have been recorded by a dashboard camera, court records show.

The officer then had his K-9 conduct a search of Whitcomb's truck, which turned up a marijuana joint inside, he said, according to court records. The officer arrested Whitcomb and took her to the Iosco County Jail.

As part of the investigation, Tawas Police Chief Mark Ferguson provided state police with video and audio footage of Whitcomb and the officer's interaction, which did not support Whitcomb's claims, court records show.

Investigators eventually were able to meet with Whitcomb again. She initially gave a similar version of her first story, but after a detective told her the recordings conflicted with her allegations, she said the officer did not in fact sexually touch her, according to court records.