Carlee Russell charged with making false statements to police in 'hoax' disappearance
Carlee Russell, who told police she was kidnapped after she went missing, was arrested and charged with two misdemeanors for making false statements to police. Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who told police she was kidnapped after she went missing for two days, was arrested on Friday and charged with two misdemeanors for making false statements to police, Hoover Police Department Chief Nicholas Derzis announced during a press conference on Friday. "The story open wounds for families whose loved ones really were victims of kidnappings," Derzis said. He added that he shares in the "frustration" that Russell was only charge d with misdemeanors and said that he is calling on state legislators to add an "enhancement" to the law "when somebody false ly reports kidnapping or another violent crime." "Existing laws only allowed the charges that were filed to be filed," he said. Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who told police she was kidnap...