It remains unclear why the 25-year-old Alabama nursing student fabricated a story of a stranded child and why she went missing for two days.
Carlee Russell, the Alabama nursing student who went missing for two days after telling 911 she found a stranded toddler, has been charged with two misdemeanors in connection with the hoax, according to police.
The 25-year-old is being charged with falsely reporting to law enforcement officers and falsely reporting an incident, Hoover Police Chief Nicholas Derzis told reporters Friday in a news conference.
Both charges carried a bond of $1,000 each and are punishable by up to a year in jail and a $6,000 fine, Derzis said.
