Thomar Simmons had previously supported Carlee Russell, who claimed she had been abducted after vanishing on July 13 following a call to 911 before being found to be lying
Russell has been charged with two class A misdemeanors punishable by up to one year in prison for each charge: false reporting to law enforcement authorities and false reporting of an incident.
The Alabama woman, Carlee Russell, surrendered to the police and has been charged for making inaccurate statements to law enforcement officials and for the false reporting of her kidnapping.
Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who falsely claimed she was kidnapped after seeing a child wandering onto a busy street, could face criminal charges. Prosecutors are reportedly considering a pair of misdemeanor charges against the 25-year-old nursing student who went “missing” for more than 48 hours in mid-July and later said she had been abducted. ABC News reported the Jefferson County .