HOOVER, AL (WBMA) — A Birmingham man is facing a Class C felony charge as a result of new Carlee Russell inspired legislation after he made a fake 911 call. Hoover Police says 54-year-old Larry ...

A Birmingham man has been charged with a felony under a new law passed following the Carlee Russell hoax kidnapping. Hoover police, who investigated the Russell hoax and whose police chief worked ...

IN OCTOBER FOR A REVIEW HEARING FOR COALING KARLE. RUSSELL’S GUILTY PLEA AND SENTENCING. OFFICIALS SAY THAT BILLS ARE MAKING THEIR WAY THROUGH THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO MAKE LYING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT A ...

He is charged with false reporting to law enforcement, a Class C felony. His bond was set at $5,000. Brown was taken into custody on Friday, Jan. 31. He will be taken the Shelby County Jail. Police ...

This law followed the case of Carlee Russell, who admittedly faked her own kidnapping in Hoover, leading to a massive search effort. SEE RELATED: New Carlee Russell inspired law invoked as ...

According to Lt. Daniel Lowe, the arrest was made under a law inspired by the Carlee Russell case that took place in July of 2023. “Following the Carlee Russell kidnapping hoax, members of the Alabama ...

Chief Nick Derzis pushed for the change in the law after the Carlee Russell kidnapping hoax case from a couple years back. The new law went into place October 1, 2024, making a false report alleging ...

Meredith Hagner is married to Goldie and Kurt Russell's son Wyatt Russell ...