Tag: Hoover Alabama

Carlee Russell Avoids Jail Time, Receives Probation Sentence For Kidnapping Hoax

NewsOne Featured Video Carlee Russell, the nursing student from Alabama who staged her own abduction in July 2023, has avoided jail time and received a probation sentence after pleading guilty, according to AL.com. On March 21, Jefferson County Bessemer Cutoff Judge David Carpenter decided to suspend the six-month county jail sentence against Russell, citing that […]

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Does Carlee Russell Really Deserve To Be Locked Up? Judge Recommends Jail For Kidnapping Hoax

NewsOne Featured Video Source: Hoover Police Department A judge recommended jail time for a young Black woman nursing student who was convicted of faking her kidnapping in Alabama, but does such an offense that critics have suggested was a victimless crime merit spending time behind bars? While Carlee Russell was not immediately sentenced, Municipal Judge […]

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