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Alabama woman, Carlee Russell, avoids jail for faking her own kidnapping

Summary by Ground News
Carlee Russell was ordered to pay more than $17,000 restitution. Russell disappeared on July 13th after calling 911 to report she had seen a toddler wandering along a stretch of Interstate 459 in Birmingham. She returned home 2 days later and told police she had been kidnapped and forced into a vehicle.

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Alabama woman avoids jail after pleading guilty to faked abduction, cites emotional issues

Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who lied to police about seeing a toddler on a busy interstate, then faking her own kidnapping, has avoided jail and was sentenced to probation after pleading guilty on Thursday.

1 month ago·New York, United States
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Alabama woman pleads guilty to faking her own kidnapping, avoids jail time

Russell asked for forgiveness and the ability to move on with her life, claiming she "never had any malicious intent to hurt anyone."

1 month ago·Toronto, Canada
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Alabama woman, Carlee Russell, avoids jail for faking her own kidnapping

HOOVER, Ala. (WTVO) — Carlee Russell, 26, has been sentenced for claiming she was abducted after stopping to check on a wandering toddler last year. A judge ordered a suspended six-month sentence which will allow her to avoid jail. She was ordered to pay more than $17,000 restitution. Russell disappeared on July 13th after calling 911 to report she had seen a toddler wandering along a stretch of Interstate 459 in Birmingham. She returned home 2 …

1 month ago
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Carlee Russell: No jail time for woman accused of faking her own kidnapping  - Face2Face Africa

Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who lied about her kidnapping that led to a nationwide search, was on Thursday sentenced to a year of probation after she pleaded guilty to filing a false police report and falsely reporting an incident to law enforcement, WIAT reported. Besides probation, Russell, who won’t spend any time behind bars after being handed a six-month suspended jail sentence, will also have to serve 100 hours of community service a…

1 month ago·New York, United States
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Carlee Russell apologizes for faking her own kidnapping: 'I made a grave mistake'

Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who lied to police and faked her own disappearance, pleaded guilty this week to misdemeanor crimes and apologized to the court.

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