Summary She was arrested. It's not known whether she's hired a lawyer.
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) — A Florida Panhandle woman is accused of making up a lie about being kidnapped so she wouldn t have to return to her job as a night shift nursing assistant.
In a news release, the Panama City Police Department said its officers and other agencies spent several hours Monday morning looking for 43-year-old Beverly F. Brooks.
The News Herald of Panama City reports a concerned co-worker noticed Brooks didn t return from a break and called to see if she needed a ride back to work. Brooks told her she was being held against her will by her boyfriend.
Police found Brooks. She told them she d made up the story because she didn t want to go back to work.
She was arrested. It s not known whether she s hired a lawyer.
