Elisha Anderson

Detroit Free Press

DETROIT — A teen who said she was abducted by a man with a gun last month is expected to be arraigned Friday on a charge of false report of a felony.

Authorities interviewed witnesses and searched cellphone records and computer records during the investigation and concluded that 18-year-old Hayley Turner of Bedford Township was never abducted, Monroe County Prosecutor William Nichols said in a news release issued early Friday.

The charge, a felony, is punishable by up to four years in prison and a fine of up to $2,000. If convicted, Turner could be ordered to pay back the cost of the search, investigation and costs incurred prosecuting the case, the release said.

Turner's disappearance on Aug. 7 prompted an extensive search involving multiple agencies, a helicopter and dogs.

Her attorney could not be immediately reached for comment. A possible motive in the case also was not provided.

Turner was on her cellphone talking to a friend and said she saw a man lying in a ditch in Bedford Township, authorities said.

She said he had a gun and the call disconnected, Monroe County Sheriff Dale Malone said last month. Turner was not with her car when her father arrived to the scene within minutes.

The next day, Turner was spotted standing on a street corner in Ecorse partially clothed and with a puppy, authorities said.

Ecorse Police Detective Lt. Gregory Blade interviewed Turner and has said her story didn't add up, adding she couldn't provide basic details about her two alleged abductors.

She said her head was covered, a man pulled into the garage of a home, took her into a basement where another man was waiting, and, later, she was put back in the car and escaped in Ecorse, more than 40 miles north of where she disappeared, police said at the time.

Turner had a cut on her thigh, and Blade said he thinks she cut herself.

She admitted to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office that she wasn't telling the truth, Blade said.