Police in Alabama are scheduled to share more details in a press conference Friday afternoon about Carlee Russell, a 25-year-old woman who reported seeing a toddler alongside an interstate before she disappeared and returned home days later.
The press briefing to provide an update on the investigation will be held at 2 p.m. ET, and you can watch live at the embed at the top of the page or on USA TODAY’s YouTube channel.
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Police previously said Carlethia “Carlee” Nichole Russell admitted that she was never abducted in the 49 hours she was missing. Hoover Police Chief Nick Derzis said the department received a letter from Russell’s attorney saying that she was never taken and that her report of a missing child on an interstate highway was false.
Russell returned home on foot July 15 after she was initially reported missing off a highway in a Birmingham suburb July 13. Prior to her disappearance, Russell called 911 to report a toddler walking along the interstate.
Russell is not currently in custody, and Derzis previously told reporters that prosecutors will decide whether she will face any criminal charges.
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