SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. — A woman suspected of falsely accusing her ex-husband of assault has a history of similar claims against ex-partners dating back years.
According to an affidavit of facts filed in court, 34-year-old Shawna Langdon filed a police report on September 30 claiming her ex-husband broke into her Cheney residence, raped and assaulted her including hitting her with a hammer and stabbing her.
Langdon wrote her ex-husband’s name on a piece of paper giving it to law enforcement. She reported she escaped from Seattle to Spokane County to get away from him and had no idea how he knew where she moved to.
According to a forensics investigator, fingerprints belonging to Langdon and her current boyfriend were found on the sliding glass door but not the ex-husband.
The court documents say, before the alleged attack, unknown numbers were sending hurtful messages to Langdon’s daughter and Langdon’s boyfriend implying her ex-husband was stalking the house and jealous of Langdon’s new relationship. Langdon’s daughter believed the messages were from her dad, Langdon’s ex.
On September 25, Langdon’s boyfriend received a call from her saying someone had assaulted her at home and left. The boyfriend helped install additional security measures at the home.
On September 30, the boyfriend left Langdon’s home for a doctor’s appointment and, while out, received a concerning message from Langdon’s home saying something similar to, “She can’t come to the phone right now.”
The boyfriend tried numerous times to call and text her, but Langdon did not answer.
The affidavit says while enroute to the hospital, Langdon told her boyfriend her ex-husband had assaulted her.
When interviewed by detectives, Langdon’s ex-husband reported Langdon told him she was accepting a new job and moving to Spokane. He said that was the last time he talked to her. He also said the last time he spoke with his daughter was in April and didn’t speak to either of them in September.
During the interview, Langdon’s ex-husband also furnished food delivery receipts showing he was at home in the Seattle area during the reported attacks. He also told law enforcement Langdon made similar claims of domestic violence against him in 2019 and he proved his innocence.
One detective noted on the day of the second alleged attack, September 30, Langdon dropped her kids off with her sister so she could have alone time with her boyfriend. Langdon then asked her sister to drop the kids off later because she had “a last-minute phone call with the investigator” but the detective did not have a scheduled call with Langdon that day.
The affidavit said Langdon’s injuries on September 30 were superficial and showed no fractures or substantial head trauma. A pregnancy test was also indeterminant despite Langdon’s previous reporting she was pregnant with her current boyfriend’s child.
With a search warrant, detectives found a search history in Langdon’s daughter’s phone with phrases like “Calling app,” “How to call my own number with a different number,” and “Call myself with different number.”
The detective in the investigation also found multiple previous reports of Langdon accusing various ex-partners of assaults with similar superficial injuries and digital threats.
In one investigation with the Tacoma Police Department in 2007, the FBI investigated digital threats made against Langdon and determined it was likely her emailing herself.
According to the court docs, on Friday, Langdon sent an SOS distress signal from a rural area of Spokane County and deputies located her with superficial injuries alone near a creek. She told deputies two unknown men with a gun got into her vehicle, made her drive to the woods, and assaulted her.
A drone search of the area did not show any potential suspects in the area.
Langdon was charged with malicious prosecution, making false or misleading statements to a public servant, and false reporting of an incident from the alleged September 30 attack.
The affidavit says other charges may be possible from other filed police reports still under investigation.
Langdon made her first court appearance Tuesday and is being held on $5,000 bond. The commissioner also issued a protection order for Langdon’s ex-husband and ordered her to turn over any weapons in her home.
Her arraignment is scheduled for November 11.
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