The Alabama nursing student who drew national attention when she faked her own kidnapping a year ago spoke out this week on her now private Instagram account, for the first time since she was sentenced to a year’s probation, community service, and mental health counseling. Posting for her 27th birthday, Carlee Russell wrote that she …
A Utah woman was charged this week with falsely reporting a school shooting to divert officers on the verge of arresting her friends. Court records show that dispatchers got a call on May 24 that someone was heading to Lehi High School with an AK-47 “to do some damage,” KSL reported. “This resulted in an …
A California mother who faked her own kidnapping is out of prison after spending more than a year behind bars, the Sacramento Bee reports. Sherri Papini, 41, was released from prison last week and is said to be residing in a halfway house during her transition from state custody. Papini’s husband reported her missing in …
Hoover police announced that they charged Carlee Russell, the Alabama nursing student who previously claimed she was kidnapped for 49 hours, with two charges in connection with the hoax. During a Friday afternoon press conference, Hoover Police Chief Nicholas C. Derzis said Russell turned herself into Hoover police, accompanied by her attorney. She’s been charged …
Hoover police in Alabama are seeking two charges against Carlee Russell, who disappeared after calling 911 and then returned home days later, Jefferson County Chief Assistant District Attorney Lane Tolbert told Fox News Digital. Tolbert reportedly said that police are pursuing charges against Russell for false reporting to law enforcement and falsely reporting an incident. …
