Security footage tells no lies, but police think one Butler man may have fed them a few fibs.

Richard A. Ferragonio, 50, is charged with falsely reporting a crime and lying to authorities after telling a police officer that someone hit him while backing out of a parking space at the Walmart in Butler Township. The officer promptly retrieved the store's security footage, and found that Ferragonio seemed to have orchestrated the incident.

On March 17, Ferragonio told police about the incident, which occurred at about 9:30 p.m. the day prior, according to a police criminal complaint. Ferragonio was limping as he approached the officer. He explained that he'd been hit by a reversing vehicle, and said he couldn't remember much because he'd hit his head on the ground. He did provide the color and make of the vehicle, plus its license plate number.

Police called the store and spoke to an employee who said Ferragonio's supposed vehicular assailant had called several times asking what he needed to do and whether Ferragonio was injured.

The store's security footage, as described by police in court documents, suggests that the driver shouldn't have been so worried. Ferragonio “walks behind the station wagon and actually speeds up his walking to get behind the vehicle,” the document states.

“The pedestrian actually almost jumps at the rear of the vehicle, bouncing off the rear of the vehicle,” it states. “The pedestrian falls to the ground, putting out his hands out in front of him to break his fall. It does not appear that the pedestrian actually strikes his head on either the pavement or the vehicle.”

From there, Ferragonio appears to briefly talk with the driver before heading into the store.

The driver told police that, in that moment, Ferragonio said that he was OK and not to worry about it.

Ferragonio told police that he suffered a concussion and contusions to his leg.

Both of Ferragonio's charges are third-degree misdemeanors. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for May 30.