TN- Woman Charged in False Kidnapping, Rape Case in Tennessee

9-12-2009 Tennessee:

MEMPHIS, TN – Authorities say a Missouri woman has been charged after she falsely reported that she had been kidnapped and raped.

According to a Federal Complaint, 37-year-old Bridgette Crossland’s car was found by a Sheriff’s deputy at the side of a highway in Fayette County, September 4, 2009. The Complaint states Crossland told the deputy that she had been kidnapped from Missouri, driven to Tennessee and then raped by the kidnappers.

The Complaint says the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department contacted the FBI about the case. The FBI immediately began an investigation. Agents searched the car for evidence and interviewed Crossland for more information about the kidnappers, according to the Complaint.

FBI agents, the Complaint says, determined Crossland lied about being kidnapped and raped.

Bridgette Crossland has been charged for making false statements to agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. ..Source.. by Shane Myers