Pennsylvania
‘Missing’ Pennsylvania Woman Charged With Faking Disappearance: Cops
A “lacking” Pennsylvania girl wasn’t lacking in any respect, in accordance with police, who stated she as a substitute faked her personal disappearance and falsely claimed she had been kidnapped.
Chloe Stein, 23, has been charged with misdemeanor counts together with making false experiences, disorderly conduct and obstruction of administration of legislation, in accordance with on-line courtroom information in Westmoreland County.
She was launched on $25,000 bail Wednesday, the courtroom information say. Her subsequent scheduled courtroom date is a preliminary listening to scheduled for Could 25. She has pleaded not responsible to all prices, her lawyer tells Inside Version Digital.
“My shopper and her household are grateful for the help and kindness of all regarding latest occasions, and to that finish respectfully request privateness right now,” Stein’s lawyer, Phillip DiLucente, responded by way of electronic mail to a request for remark from Inside Version Digital on Wednesday.
Stein reportedly was final seen about 10:35 p.m. on Monday as she left a Sonic restaurant the place she labored, police stated.
Whereas driving house, she texted her boyfriend to say she was being pulled over, in accordance with state police.
Her deserted Volkswagen Beetle was discovered on a highway and her household reported her lacking, authorities stated.
On Tuesday evening, after receiving a tip, state police stated they discovered her at an acquaintance’s house and took her in for questioning. After initially saying she had been kidnapped at gunpoint by a person carrying a masks, Stein allegedly acknowledged making the entire thing up, police stated.
Tens of 1000’s of {dollars} had been spent trying to find the lady, state trooper Steve Limani instructed native reporters.
“She was at a residence. She knew individuals had been searching for her,” Limani stated. “She knew that the way in which she described the occasion … would trigger alarm.”
Stein was believed to be graduating from Penn State College, however police stated faculty officers instructed investigators she had not attended courses in 18 months.