A Marietta woman who claimed she had been kidnapped and raped over two days last month has been arrested and charged with making the incident up.
Smyrna Police said it canceled a lookout for two suspects and arrested Jennifer Marie Shipley, 32, on Thursday. She was taken to the Cobb County Adult Detention Center, where she remained Friday. Police did not give a motive for Shipley's actions.
Police sought the public's help last week in the kidnapping and rape of the woman, who previously had not been identified.
The woman claimed she was forced into a car at gunpoint on Jan. 17 when she was walking along Windy Hill Road near South Cobb Drive. The car was described as a 1990s gold Chevrolet Caprice.
The woman told police she was taken to an unknown location, where she was beaten and raped. She said she was released two days later.
Police had released sketches of “the suspects.” One was described as a black male with dreadlocks in his early 20s, 6 feet 2 and 140 pounds. The other suspect was described as a Latino male in his early 20s with short, black, spiked hair, 5 feet 2 and 150 pounds.
Police said they had obtained evidence that led to Shipley’s arrest but did not provide details on the evidence. She was charged with one count of making a false statement.
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