Woman Charged with False Report After Reporting Her Own Murder in North Carolina

A North Carolina woman, Maggie Sweeney, has been arrested and charged with making a false report and resisting a public officer after allegedly sending anonymous messages claiming she had been attacked and killed. The charges are misdemeanors, and Sweeney has not entered a plea. Police initially treated the case as a missing person investigation but later discovered that Sweeney had used a third-party text app to send fraudulent texts. The incident caused unnecessary concern and wasted valuable police resources. Sweeney's first court appearance is scheduled for September 7.