Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who mysteriously disappeared for two days in July, and then later admitted she had not been kidnapped, was found guilty Wednesday of two misdemeanors.

Russell, 26, made national headlines and sparked a massive search after she allegedly told police she had been abducted and held captive. On the night of July 13, Russell called 911 saying she had seen a toddler walking along a busy highway in Hoover. She also called a relative who said they heard her scream. When police arrived, they found her car abandoned on the shoulder but still running, with her purse on the seat and her phone and wig nearby. They did not find her or a child when searching the area.

Russell returned home on foot 49 hours later, telling investigators she had escaped two abductors by running through the woods to her home, authorities said. But in a statement shared by her attorney on July 28, she admitted that she had concocted the whole story and apologized to investigators and volunteers who had searched for her and publicized her disappearance, asking for their forgiveness and prayers.