Sobbing Timothy Poe says he's sorry

The soldier with Minnesota ties who went on a reality show and claimed he was injured in Afghanistan and then came under fire for the story now says he is sorry -- and very confused about what happened. After a week of taking criticism, he spoke tearfully in an interview with WFAA in Dallas on Friday.

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BMTN Staff
Updated:
Mar 8, 2018
Original:
Jun 9, 2012

After a week of taking criticism, country singer Timothy Poe spoke in an exclusive interview with WFAA in Dallas about claims he made on the reality show "America's Got Talent" that he was injured as a soldier in Afghanistan. Military officials say that wasn't true.

Crying through the interview, Poe apologized, and says he didn't lie.

"I mean, as far as everything I said, I believe it whole-heartedly myself," he told WFAA. "But I feel like I'm going crazy."

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The shooting was reported around 2:20 a.m.

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The two men died after a hail of bullets struck a vehicle.

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The shooting occurred on the 800 block of Elwood Avenue North at around 9:15 p.m.

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Singer and Minnesotan Timothy Poe has been in the spotlight this week -- but not for his voice and guitar-strumming. The country crooner on the TV show "America's Got Talent" claimed that he was injured while serving in the military in Afghanistan, but those claims have been called into question. That's not all he lied about, his ex-wife says.

Steven Alexander Cross tells the Pioneer Press he was buried in bills and had drained his savings when he left a note for his son and left for California. "I never thought I'd broken the law," he said.

Country crooner and former soldier Timothy Poe won over America's heart after his initial audition for "America's Got Talent" when he shared that he was injured in combat, but he quickly lost credibility when his injuries couldn't be proven. Now he's off the show – for his performance, not the controversy.

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