There are new developments in the case involving Carlee Russell, the Hoover, Alabama, woman who admitted that her alleged kidnapping on July 12 was a hoax.

According to ABC News, on Friday (July 28), she was arrested and charged with two class A misdemeanors for making false reports to law enforcement authorities and falsely reporting an incident. Hoover Police Department Chief Nicholas Derzis announced the charges during a press conference. Each charge is punishable by up to one year in Alabama prison.

In a statement from the Hoover P.D., provided to BET.com, Russell turned herself in to the Hoover City Jail and has since been released on $2,000 bond. The police issued the following mugshot with the statement, which shows Russell smiling for the camera. 

During the press conference, Derzis said, "The story opened wounds for families whose loved ones really were victims of kidnappings.”

Derzis added that he was frustrated because Russell was only charged with a misdemeanor, and said he would call for an “enhancement” to be made to the law.

"Existing laws only allowed the charges that were filed to be filed," he said.

On Thursday (July 27), Lane Tolbert, chief assistant district attorney at the Jefferson County District Attorney's Bessemer Division office, told ABC News that prosecuting attorneys advised police on "what we think the charges should be," and that charges would be filed by the Circuit Clerk of Jefferson County, Bessemer Division's office.

In a press conference On Monday (July 24), Russell admitted through her attorney that she made up being kidnapped, including the events of her seeing a toddler walking alone on the side of the rode.

During that press conference, Derzis presented a statement from her attorney, Emory Anthony. "My client has given me permission to make the following statement on her behalf. There was no kidnapping on Thursday, July 13, 2023. My client did not see a baby on the side of the road. My client did not leave the Hoover area when she was identified as a missing person. My client did not have any help in this incident. This was a single act done by herself," the statement, as read by Derzis, said in part.

Back on July 12, the 25-year-old called 911 and reported seeing a toddler alone on Interstate 459 in Alabama, but after their investigation, the Hoover Police Department said in a press release that they had not found any evidence to support that claim.

On July 19, Derzis said in another press conference that before she went missing, Russell searched for Amber Alerts and the movie Taken before her disappearance, along with bus tickets.