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On Thursday 25 year old Carlee Russell called 911 in Alabama to report a toddler walking on the side of I-459 South.  Carlee Russell.  Carlee then pulled over to check on the toddler and called a family member.  When police arrived at the scene they found Carlee Russell’s car, some of her belongings and her cell phone, but Carlee Russell and the toddler was no where to be found.

On Saturday Carlee Russell returned home, by Saturday night the dragging of Carlee Russell began with speculations that Carlee Russell had pulled a Jussie Smollett.

Today Carlee Russell’s attorney is confirming that she didn’t quite do a Jussie Smollett however her kidnapping was a hoax none the less.

A statement from attorney Emory Anthony was read by Hoover Police Chief Nick Derzis during a news conference Monday afternoon stating, that the 26 year old Carlee Russell was never kidnapped and she acted alone in the hoax.

“My client apologizes for her actions to this community,”…“We ask for your prayers for Carlee as she addresses her issues and attempts to move forward, understanding that she made a mistake in this matter,”

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