Charges have been filed against a Florence woman after police said she falsely posted on social media that her son was almost abducted at the Burlington Kroger.

Halie Snyder, 26, is charged with one count of falsely reporting an incident, a misdemeanor, according to a release from the Boone County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies were made aware of the social media post on Jan. 30. According to the release, Snyder claimed that she and her young son were shopping at the Kroger on Patrick Drive at around 7:45 p.m. on Jan. 28 when a middle aged man began following them throughout the store.

Snyder said the man attempted to grab her son by the arm as they were exiting an aisle, according to the release. Snyder told deputies that she then grabbed her son and ran to a Kroger store clerk to report the incident.

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She told the Kroger employees that the man had already left the store by the time she reported what happened. The man was not located, the release states.

The Boone County Sheriff's Office received multiple social media inquiries and phone calls regarding the alleged abduction attempt, the release states. After a thorough investigation, the Boone County Sheriff's Office determined that the allegation was false.

Deputies worked with Kroger management to review hours of video surveillance. According to the release, the surveillance did not match what Snyder had initially told police and the man in question at no time ever acted suspicious in the store and did not attempt to grab Snyder's son.

When interviewed the first time, Snyder maintained that her report was accurate. Once Snyder was interviewed again by detectives and confronted with the findings from the surveillance footage, Snyder apologized to detectives.

A Boone County Criminal Summons was issued for Snyder on Tuesday afternoon.