Trial Set For West Virginia Mom Accused Of Fake Abduction Tale
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - A trial date has been set for a West Virginia woman accused of falsely reporting that an Egyptian man tried to kidnap her daughter from a shopping mall.
A court clerk in Cabell County says a judge on Thursday set a Nov. 15 bench trial for Santana Renee Adams.
The 24-year-old Adams was initially hailed as a hero after claiming she used a gun to thwart the attempted kidnapping of her 5-year-old on April 1. Her story quickly began to unravel when mall surveillance video didn't support the tale. Adams then began changing her story under additional questioning.
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Abduction charges were later dropped against the man, a 54-year-old engineer who was in the area for work.
Adams faces up to six months in jail. Her attorney didn't return a voicemail.
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