Alabama Woman Carlee Russell Pleads Guilty to Filing False Report in Kidnapping Hoax

Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who faked her own kidnapping last summer, pleaded guilty to filing a false report and received two suspended six-month sentences, probation, community service, and restitution. She initially claimed to have seen a stranded toddler before disappearing, prompting a statewide search, but later confessed that the entire ordeal was a lie perpetrated solely by herself.