Man Receives Probation, Fine For Phony Kidnapping Report

A 21-year-old man who told Naperville police a phony story abouta child abduction was sentenced Thursday to two years' probation and500 hours of public service and fined $500 and ordered to undergopsychological evaluation.

Richard Nieves, of Aurora, also has a possible 90-day jailsentence hanging over his head as part of DuPage County Circuit JudgeJames W. Jerz's sentence. If Nieves has no violations at the end ofhis probationary period, he can ask Jerz not to impose the jail term,said Assistant State's Attorney Carmen Polo, deputy chief of theDuPage criminal division.

But even if Nieves has no violations, Jerz could impose the jailtime, Polo said. Nieves …