She made the front page of CNN.com:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/14/lawyer.missing.ap/index.html
Pregnant attorney charged in kidnapping hoax
Story Highlights
• NEW: Charge against pregnant lawyer carries six-month sentence
• Husband says Karyn McConnell Hancock had "a meltdown"
• She claimed two men and a woman abducted her, took her to Georgia
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- A pregnant attorney who police said made up a story about being kidnapped was charged Friday with making false alarms.
Karyn McConnell Hancock, 35, a former city councilwoman, never was abducted last week outside a the city's juvenile court building, police said.
Hancock's husband has said she had a "meltdown" and that she was seeking treatment.
The charge carries a maximum sentence of six months in jail and a $1,000 fine.
Hancock was reported missing December 5 and was found three days later after she flagged down a motorist near Six Flags in Austell, Georgia. Her car was found nearby.
She told authorities that a man with a gun abducted her in downtown Toledo and forced into the back of a van, police said.
Police said she recanted the story Monday after meeting with investigators for about eight hours.