Attorney: Sherri Papini Takes Plea Deal, Expresses Remorse For Faking Kidnapping
Sherri Papini, the Shasta County woman charged with faking her own kidnapping back in 2016, has taken a plea deal.
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Sherri Papini, the Shasta County woman charged with faking her own kidnapping back in 2016, has taken a plea deal.
With unmistakable blonde bangs hanging under her hoodie, Papini was immediately surrounded by family who escorted her to a vehicle — a block away from the jail doors.
Sherri Papini, the Shasta County woman accused of faking her own kidnapping back in 2016, was granted bail by a federal judge and released from custody on Tuesday.
The comments came days after Sherri Papini was arrested and charged with making false statements to a federal law enforcement officer and mail fraud.
The family of a Northern California woman whose 2016 disappearance triggered an intensive search and international headlines on Friday criticized the way she was arrested on charges she faked her own kidnapping.
A Shasta County woman whose disappearance and mysterious reappearance set off a frantic three-week search more than five years ago was arrested Thursday on charges of lying to federal agents about being kidnapped and defrauding the state's victim compensation board of $30,000.
Sheriff's detectives have released new video of a woman just moments before she was found in Yolo County on Thanksgiving.
Investigators have released new video as they continue to look into the disappearance of Sherri Papini.
Sherri Papini's abductors are still on the loose, but her husband says he is more optimistic about the possibility of their arrest.
Deputies are releasing new details, including suspect sketches in the bizarre case of Sherri Papini.
The FBI has released sketches of the suspects wanted in connection to the kidnapping of a Shasta County mother last year.
Three weeks after Sherri Papini disappeared, the question of whether she was dead or alive was answered when the young mother and wife was spotted waving frantically for help along a California freeway early on Thanksgiving morning.
The Spanish-speaking suspects kept the head of 34-year-old victim Sherri Papini covered at times, limiting her ability to provide descriptions so authorities could draw sketches
Shasta County Sheriff Tom Bosenko held a press conference Tuesday and shared more information about Sherri Papini's kidnapping, including injuries she received.
A California sheriff says the abductors of a woman who was held captive for three weeks branded her with a message before she was released.
The husband of a Northern California mother who went missing for three weeks after a reported kidnapping says his wife was covered in black and yellow bruises when she was found last week.
Sheila Koester delivered a prepared statement Friday from her sister, Sherri Papini, and brother-in-law Keith Papini.
The older sister of a Northern California mother who was missing for three weeks says the return of her sibling made for the best Thanksgiving ever.
It's a Thanksgiving Day Miracle. A 34-Year-Old mother missing for three weeks is found alive in Yolo County. Sherri Papini disappeared three weeks ago on a run near her Redding home.
Sherri Papini, the Redding mother who disappeared while jogging three weeks ago, has been found safe, and now law enforcement officials say she was kidnapped.
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Stockton police said a 54-year-old man was stabbed July 16 after a stranger approached him at a bus stop, accused him of being “nosey” and pulled a knife.
The recall affects certain 2020-2027 Aviator and 2020-2026 Explorer vehicles.
More than 300 people are on the ground fighting the Chute Fire, with at least four aircraft deployed.
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Love Lodi, a local nonprofit, has hosted a backpack giveaway for three years. Monday's event at Hutchins Square was their biggest turnout to date.
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Two Siskiyou County men have been charged with kidnapping two U.S. Forest Service employees who prosecutors say were abducted at gunpoint and held for 15 hours in a remote Northern California trailer.
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Spain dominated the match, outshooting Argentina 20-3, but couldn't manage a goal in regulation — finally scoring in the second period of extra time.
J.T. Ginn took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and the Athletics routed the Washington Nationals 15-1 to end their 10-game losing streak Saturday night.
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Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
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