Carlee Russell Found GUILTY Following Wild Kidnapping Hoax! Jail Time? Restitution? Appeal? Details HERE!
perezhilton.comCarlee Russell has officially been found guilty. Months after the Alabama woman made headlines for vanishing after telling police she saw a toddler walking along the highway — only to later admit that she FAKED her own kidnapping — the court has weighed in on her charges. Related: Charlotte Sena’s Alleged Kidnapper Was After Her Grandfather’s HUGE Injury Settlement, Says Ex! If you forgot, the nursing student was charged in July with two misdemeanors: false reporting to law enforcement authorities and falsely reporting an incident, following the reveal of her hoax.
At the time, she told authorities she was abducted while attempting to help the child, who she claimed was wandering along I-459.
There was a whole search party for the 25-year-old, and over $60k raised to aid in the Birmingham Crime Stoppers’ efforts — but that all ended up being for nothing after she revealed, via her lawyer, that it was all made up.
Pretty weird… Well, she’s now having to face the music. During a municipal court hearing on Wednesday, Judge Brad Bishop found the controversial figure guilty of her charges, and ordered her to pay $831 for each, as well as an additional $17k in restitution, according to WIAT CBS 42.
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