Man In Boulder Disappearance Case Arrested Twice Over The Weekend
BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) - A Boulder man who sparked the county's largest-ever search was arrested unlawful conduct over the weekend.
Police said Lance Hering, 27, acted aggressively towards his roommates early Saturday morning and was arrested twice in the span of a few hours.
A roommate told police Hering punched a hole in the wall, according to a report in the Daily Camera. Hering also told police he had drank as much as 10 shots of vodka and had gotten upset when thinking of his military experience in Iraq.
After the first arrest at about 1 a.m. on Saturday police released Hering to an undisclosed location. He then apparently walked back to his apartment on the 2000 block of Walnut Street and caused a disturbance again.
Hering posted bond after the second arrest and is scheduled to appear in court in September.
Hering and his friend Steve Powers worked together in Boulder in September 2006 to create a false story that masked Hering's intentional disappearance. Powers first lied to police, saying Hering was hurt in a climbing accident in Eldorado Canyon State Park. When Hering, a United States Marine at the time who was on leave from Iraq, couldn't be found it prompted the largest-ever search in Boulder County's history, a search that ended once Powers fessed up.
After some time out of contact with friends and family Hering reconnected with his parents and began plans to get a psychiatric exam and turn himself in to authorities. However, in November 2008 Hering was with his father when he was arrested in Washington state. The next month the military ordered Hering pay $1,166 in back pay and issued no jail sentence at Camp Pendleton after he pleaded guilty to committing an unauthorized absence of more than 30 days. Hering was also discharged.
In October 2009 Hering pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of false reporting in Boulder County and avoided jail time as part of his plea deal. His family has paid Boulder County back for the costs of the massive search. Powers was arrested for false reporting.
