Carlee Russell Convicted of Falsely Reporting Highway Kidnapping, Prison Time Recommended

“She understands what’s happened, she’s apologized for what transpired,” Carlee Russell’s defense lawyer, Emory Anthony, said.

By Dorian Geiger 

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An Alabama nursing student who faked her own kidnapping along the side of a highway over the summer has been convicted for misleading authorities, a verdict she plans to appeal.