No jail time for acid hoax

VANCOUVER, Wash. – A Washington woman who splashed her face with drain cleaner then claimed a black woman had attacked her has pleaded guilty to making a false statement to a public official and apologized to African-Americans.

Bethany Storro, 28, received a suspended one-year sentence Friday for the misdemeanor.

Wearing a clear mask strapped over her scarred face, Storro apologized in Clark County Superior Court.

Prosecutors will drop a felony theft count if she completes community service, continues mental health treatment and repays police overtime.