As nearly as I can piece together, Eunice Stone did not seek publicity, but her name was leaked to a radio personality, Schmidt, by Georgia cop, I believe. Schmidt interviewed her by phone in the AM, and soon, according to her comments on Fox, her lawn was being trampled by a media frenzy.
She called Fox News, and they (for the value of a scoop), transported her to the studio, for which she thanked Fox on one of the many interviews she did that day.
She also said her son thought it was a hoax, and tried to discourage her (I can imagine my son doing the same thing, probably knowing what the resulting media frenzy might be.)
Remember, this lady is just a normal, everyday citizen who, through doing the very thing Americans have been encouraged to do for the last year, now finds herself the center of Islamic rage.
Would you want to subject your son to the same thing?
I hope she has a damn good lawyer, but whatever the outcome, she's already paid dearly.
If this is true, the case becomes more cloudy, especially if Eunice filed a police report, which she probably did. It's then considered public record, and open to media inspection. She still didn't HAVE to do an interview, but it's understandable why she would have.