Russell was released on bond and charged with two misdemeanors.

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    There was no money involved in this as far as I can tell. I think this woman is mentally ill and she needs help, not jail.

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    He added that he shares in the “frustration” that Russell was only charged with misdemeanors and said that he is calling on state legislators to add an “enhancement” to the law “when somebody falsely reports kidnapping or another violent crime.”

    Bring on the downvotes, but I’ll bet if she were a pretty white girl he wouldn’t have said that.

    And don’t get me wrong, I agree with him on this. I’m just a cynic as to why it’s being brought up.

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    Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who told police she was kidnapped after she went missing for two days, was arrested on Friday and charged with two misdemeanors for making false statements to police, Hoover Police Department Chief Nicholas Derzis announced during a press conference on Friday.