Carlee Russell — the 25-year-old Alabama nursing student who landed herself in the middle of a messy kidnapping hoax this month — surrendered to authorities after an arrest warrant was issued on Friday. During a news conference providing updates on the ordeal, Hoover Police Chief Nicholas C. Derzis stated that she's now facing two misdemeanor charges: false reporting to law enforcement authorities and falsely reporting an incident. Per NBC News, "The charges carried a bond of $1,000 each and are punishable by up to a year in jail and a $6,000 fine if convicted." Russell was released from jail after posting bond.
On July 13, Russell called 911, claiming to see a toddler walking alone on the side of the highway, vanishing for two days after the fact in what was referred to as a "kidnapping" by a man with orange hair and his female companion, who took nude photos of her. She later admitted to making the whole thing up.
