HOOVER, Ala. — Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who returned home on July 15 after she was reportedly missing for two days, was never missing, Hoover Police Department Chief Nicholas Derzis told reporters at a news conference Monday.
Derzis read a statement he said was provided to police by Russell’s attorney, Emory Anthony, acknowledging “there was no kidnapping.”
Derzis said police have a meeting with Anthony scheduled to discuss the case, and they are in discussions with the Jefferson County District Attorney's office over “possible criminal charges related to this case.” He said there is no meeting with Russell or her family at present.The press conference on Monday came after police told the public last Wednesday that Russell searched for Amber Alerts and the movie"Taken" on her phone before her disappearance.
Asked if investigators saw a man abduct Russell in the surveillance video of the interstate, Derzis said that they did not.
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