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...thing was told to her parents, not knowing a cop was on the phone. Besides, the search had been called off by the time she made that statement.

sigh.

She made a 911 call where she lied, she lied on the phone with the sheriff back home, and she lied for four hours to the FBI and the local police in New Mexico.

I'm not saying she should charged, but she didn't just tell a little fib to her parents.

If a lot of these folks on here get their way, God help a woman trying to "disappear" from an abusive relationship, overbearing family, or something similar.

Oh, spare us the "bloodthirsty Freeper" strawman, OK?

Given the your apparent lack of familiarity with this case and what other FReepers are saying about it, you're definitely still in the shallow end of the pool on this one. Perhaps you should better inform yourself before you get behind the pulpit and start preaching at the rest of us.

You might be right, you know. But you won't change anyone's mind if your own understanding of the issues at hand is as muddled as it is currently.

" she lied for four hours to the FBI and the local police in New Mexico."

There is apparently a window of four and a half hours, where you receive complete dispensation for making a false police report to New Mexico LE and the FBI.
As long as you say " My bad " within the alloted time period.
Plus, they give you " lovely parting gifts " ( credit to Tony Snow ) like the FBI hat, jacket, shirt and tote bag, plus a beach towel and teddy bear.

"Given the your apparent lack of familiarity with this case and what other FReepers are saying about it, you're definitely still in the shallow end of the pool on this one. Perhaps you should better inform yourself before you get behind the pulpit and start preaching at the rest of us."

I am not preaching to anyone or accusing any Freepers of being bloodthirsty. I do believe people are making rash "charge her 100K" statements, though. You may consider it a "strawman" but it makes me seriously wonder if they can charge this woman 100K, who else can they charge? Where does this lead?

Between the points at which the seach started and ended, where cost was incurred, what crime had she committed?

I apologize if my actual life impairs me from reading every word posted on FR. I was going on the information I have.

It does bother me that she didn't take her own vehicle (I'm guessing she had one)but instead took a bus. That does not look good on the "I freaked out and left" scenario. Then again, someone has to be crazy to ride the bus, IMO. :)

She can flee whereever she wants and not tell anyone. A free country. But when she files a false 911 report when she knew already that there was a hunt for her, she crossed the line.

She committed an incredibly public false 911 offense, and if she isn't punished, what do you tell the next person who does it? It's okay, as long as you're upset? 30 days in jail, one year probation. She won't chuckle at that, nor will anyone else. But it won't ruin her life, either.