News Carlee Russell facing criminal charges after faking abduction, causing ‘panic and alarm’ July 28, 2023July 28, 2023 Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY Comments Off on Carlee Russell facing criminal charges after faking abduction, causing ‘panic and alarm’ Officials at a Hoover Police press conference said Carlee Russell is charged for lying about seeing a toddler on a highway and being abducted.