Alabama police are pursuing two criminal charges against Carlee Russell, the nursing student who admitted to lying about being abducted.
Jefferson County Chief Assistant District Attorney Lane Tolbert confirmed to multiple outlets that prosecutors are considering filing charges against Russell, 25, who disappeared for two days and arrived home safely. She had claimed she was abducted and escaped but later issued a statement through her attorney admitting she had lied.Prosecutors are discussing charging Russell with falsely reporting an incident and false reporting to law enforcement authorities.
Hoover Police Department Chief Nick Derzis read the statement from Russell's attorney to reporters on Monday, calling Russell's disappearance on July 13 a"hoax." Derzis told reporters that officers had scheduled a meeting with Anthony to discuss the case and were in talks with the district attorney's office about"possible criminal charges."A Hoover Police Department spokesperson told the Washington Examiner they could not confirm whether the department is pursuing the misdemeanor charges"at this time."
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