Extortion Charge

BOONE, Iowa---Boone County Sheriff Ron Fehr says an 18-year old Ogden woman has been charged with extortion following an investigation by the Sheriff's Department. Fehr says the investigation began after a complaint from the woman's former boy friend after she attempted to get money from him claiming she needed an abortion. Cristina A. Hefler was arrested on a warrant by Boone Police. Fehr says the investigation revealed that Hefler was not pregnant and had received over $1,000 from the victim.