Woman in North Carolina Arrested After Allegedly Faking Her Own Murder

A 37-year-old North Carolina woman has been arrested after allegedly faking her own murder and making anonymous reports to police and friends, the Franklin Police Department said in a news statement.

Margaret Sweeney, known as “Maggie,” was arrested on Monday for false report to a police station, false report of death or serious injury by telephonic communication and obstructing law enforcement officers. Sweeny’s actions “caused our department, as well as other departments, many hours of work which could have been spent on other matters,” the police said.

She was first reported missing on Friday, which is when Franklin police issued an alert asking for help in locating a woman with brown hair and brown eyes. The next day police posted an update on social media that said, “Sweeney has been located in a neighboring town and is safe.”

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