- Alexis Marie Bradish, 19, of Muskegon, Michigan, has been charged with false report of a felony
- She told a friend on December 3 that she was kidnapped while leaving the Lakes Mall but escaped after she taken to an E&A grocery store
- The friend contacted police, who were unable to corroborate her story with surveillance footage
- Bradish was arraigned on January 22 and, if convicted, could serve up to seven years in prison
Alexis Marie Bradish, 19 (pictured) of Muskegon, Michigan, was charged with false report of a felony when she claimed she was kidnapped but was able to escape
A 19-year-old from Michigan is facing charges she allegedly made up a story about how she was kidnapped from the mall.
Alexis Marie Bradish, of Muskegon, was charged with false report of a felony when authorities couldn’t corroborate the kidnapping claims.
‘The allegation she made is the worst nightmare – a horrific allegation,’ Muskegon County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Timothy Maat told MLive.com.
Bradish reportedly told a friend, who contacted police, that she was leaving from a local mall, the Lakes Mall, on December 3 when a man grabbed her and threw her into a pickup truck.
She later told investigators she was taken to an E&A grocery store where she was able to escape from the truck.
However, no surveillance video from any nearby E&A locations could corroborate Bradish’s allegations, police said.
She said was leaving the Lakes Mall (pictured), on December 3 when a man grabbed her and threw her into a pickup truck and claimed she escaped after she taken to an E&A grocery store
‘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.
Bradish was arraigned on January 22 in the 60th District Court and her preliminary examination is scheduled for 11am on February 6.
If convicted, Bradish could serve up to seven years in prison.