Carlee Russell arrested for fabricated kidnapping story | USA TODAY



Authorities arrested and charged Carlee Russell with two misdemeanors for lying about a kidnapping rouse involving a toddler.

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Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who reported seeing a toddler alongside an interstate before she disappeared and returned home days later, admitted that she was never abducted during the 49 hours she was missing, police in Hoover, Alabama, said.

Russell was reported missing in a Birmingham suburb on the night of July 13 after calling 911 to report a toddler walking along the interstate, according to the Hoover Police Department. She returned home on foot on July 15.

In a news briefing on Monday, Hoover Police Chief Nick Derzis said the department received a letter from Russell’s attorney saying that she was never taken and that her report of a missing child on an interstate highway was false.

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15 comments

  1. This twit couldn't buy likes in a Mumbai scam call center with fists full of rupees😂😂😂

  2. This is truly horrible because of all the wasted time & resources spent on her lie. She has now made it even harder for truly missing people to be believed or given the attention they need. She hurt a lot of people & deserves to be punished for her cruel actions.

  3. The USA Today is a lying Leftist pushing rag. It’s been proven you’re nothing but propaganda and a mouthpiece for the Leftist Democrat agenda. FU.

  4. They sure love attention so much to the point they get themselves arrested. 😂

  5. Cant cry wolf…im glad she was finally charged…wasted resources on her fake abduction

  6. More Gen Z narcissism. She probably thought she'd get lots of "Likes" on her social media accounts pulling a stunt like this.

  7. Her mug shot shows her true colors she dont have no remorse for what she did need to have a lock 🔐 bond to sit in think 🤔 about all this bs she cause 🤷💯

  8. She needs to learn a lesson. She should pay a fine for the money and resources used to find her lying ass. Don’t give her the attention she yearns for.

  9. Carlee Russell 🤣
    Jussie Smollet and Carlee Russell are made for each other.

  10. 5 minutes of being famous, worth every penny

  11. I think I seen this coming from watching 10xlife.