Domestic dispute false reports
In domestic assault, utter threats, and mischief cases often the police press charges solely based on a report or statement made by one partner/spouse. Domestic charges will virtually always leads to a lengthy ban on contact/communication between the two parties and potential punishments of jail, probation, and a criminal record. When the spouse that made the original incriminating statement soon realizes the seriousness of the situation they sometimes go back to the police and say they lied in their original statement in a desperate attempt to help their spouse. While the police will vigorously, and often under oath, warn the individual that providing a false statement is a crime, some will proceed anyway and find themselves charged for public mischief, obstruction of justice, or even perjury in some cases.
Most people who commit Public Mischief are motivated by revenge, anger, and desperation.