Carlee Russell Due Back in Court Tomorrow?

PickyPicky3 · ‎10-22-2018

The last I saw her date was 10/11 with no cameras allowed.

Anyone know more about this?

Sage04 · ‎07-10-2011

@PickyPicky3 wrote:
The last I saw her date was 10/11 with no cameras allowed.

Anyone know more about this?

@PickyPicky3 No I don't. I was wondering who she was, then I remembered. Last week I thought about the guy with the mother.

MezzieStarr · ‎10-28-2012

@PickyPicky3 I googled:

Carlee Russell is scheduled to make her first appearance in court this October.

The 25-year-old is facing two misdemeanor charges after lying to police about being kidnapped and seeing a child along the side of Interstate 459 in Hoover.

Russell is scheduled to appear before a judge on October 11th in Hoover Municipal Court.

She faces charges of false reporting to law enforcement authorities and falsely reporting an incident.

Each charge is a class A misdemeanor and carries up to a year in jail.

Officials said they are looking into additional charges, and they still do not know where Carlee Russell was during the 49 hours of the search.

Hoovermom · ‎03-19-2010

@PickyPicky3 : I haven't seen anything local about this. If I do, I'll let you know.

Hoovermom · ‎03-19-2010

@MezzieStarr wrote:
@PickyPicky3 I googled:

Carlee Russell is scheduled to make her first appearance in court this October.

The 25-year-old is facing two misdemeanor charges after lying to police about being kidnapped and seeing a child along the side of Interstate 459 in Hoover.

Russell is scheduled to appear before a judge on October 11th in Hoover Municipal Court.

She faces charges of false reporting to law enforcement authorities and falsely reporting an incident.

Each charge is a class A misdemeanor and carries up to a year in jail.

Officials said they are looking into additional charges, and they still do not know where Carlee Russell was during the 49 hours of the search.

@MezzieStarr : You are right....tomorrow morning.

The first court date has been set for Carlee Russell on misdemeanor charges following her staged disappearance last month.

A pretrial docket has been set for 2 p.m. on Oct. 11 at Hoover’s Municipal Court.

Mz iMac · ‎07-26-2014

More than likely she will be......

fined

community service

plus therapy thrown in as good will

"Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference."

chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

I forgot about that case. It hardly seems important at all at this point. It's just a couple of misdemeanor offenses. She's probably had or is in therapy now. Much needed therapy.

PickyPicky3 · ‎10-22-2018

Carlee found guilty. Judge recommends one year in jail and $18,000 restitution.

The judge followed the recommendations of state prosecutors. Carlee will appeal her case to the county circuit court in order to have a jury trial which was not available in municipal court.

Sage04 · ‎07-10-2011

I do not believe she will get any jail time. It said she is facing up to a year in jail. I can't see that happening.

Hoovermom · ‎03-19-2010

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Carlee Russell, a nursing student who made international news when she faked her own kidnapping over the summer, was found guilty of the false report.

During a municipal court hearing Wednesday, Judge Brad Bishop found Russell guilty of filing a false police report and falsely reporting the incident, where she reported seeing a child walking along I-459 before she went missing on July 13. On July 15, she walked back to her home in Hoover, where she told police that she had been abducted.

However, after a days-long investigation by police into Russell’s statement, she admitted she made the whole thing up.

Bishop ordered Russell to pay $831 for each misdemeanor charge, as well as over $17,000 in restitution. She is also facing up to a year in jail on the charges.

Russell, who pleaded not guilty in the case, will appeal the decision to the circuit court. Following the hearing, Russell’s attorney Emory Anthony explained why they have decided to appeal the case.

“We stipulated and appealed the case and the reason behind it was that they’re trying to ask for jail time, which we totally disagree with,” Anthony said. “So, in fairness, there’s no need of having a trial here, knowing their position. So we have stipulated and appealed the case and we’ll start anew in the Bessemer circuit court.”