Teen accused of making up ‘horrific’ kidnapping from mall
A Michigan teen faces charges after she allegedly made up a “horrific” story about being kidnapped from the mall.
Alexis Marie Bradish, 19, was charged with false report of a felony when authorities couldn’t corroborate the kidnapping claims, according to a Friday report on MLive.com.
“The allegation she made is the worst nightmare – a horrific allegation,” Muskegon County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Timothy Maat told the site.
Bradish reportedly told a friend, who contacted police, that she was leaving from Lakes Mall on Dec. 3 when a man grabbed her and threw her into a pickup truck.
She told investigators she was taken to an E&A grocery store where she was able to escape from the truck.
However, none of the surveillance footage from nearby E&A locations backed up her allegations, according to police.
“After receiving the information about the alleged kidnapping, Fruitport police conducted a thorough investigation that included interviewing numerous witnesses and reviewing surveillance footage from area businesses,” Maat said.
If convicted, Bradish could serve up to seven years in prison.