Russell claimed two weeks ago she was abducted while trying to help a toddler who was wandering an Alabama highway.
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Carlee Russell—the Alabama woman who disappeared for days earlier this month—admitted Monday to making up a shocking story that she was kidnapped by a trucker while attempting to help a toddler on the interstate, local police said.Key Facts
Hoover, Alabama Police Chief Nick Derzis said Monday that Russell’s attorney acknowledged in a statement there was no kidnapping and no baby, and Russell “did not leave the Hoover area when she was identified as a missing person.”
The attorney’s statement added that Russell did not have any help in the incident and that it was a “single act done by herself.”
Through her attorney’s statement, Russell apologized to the Hoover Police Department, search volunteers and other agencies that participated in the search for her earlier this month, which included the U.S. Secret Service, according to Derzis.
When asked by a reporter whether Russell will face any charges, Derzis replied, “That would strictly be up to the district attorney’s office.
