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A Michigan teen faces charges after she allegedly made up a “horrific” story about being kidnapped from the mall.

Alexis Marie Bradish, 19, was charged with false report of a felony when authorities couldn’t corroborate the kidnapping claims, according to a Friday report on MLive.com.

“The allegation she made is the worst nightmare – a horrific allegation,” Muskegon County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Timothy Maat told the site.

Bradish reportedly told a friend, who contacted police, that she was leaving from Lakes Mall on Dec. 3 when a man grabbed her and threw her into a pickup truck.

She told investigators she was taken to an E&A grocery store where she was able to escape from the truck.

However, none of the surveillance footage from nearby E&A locations backed up her allegations, according to police.

“After receiving the information about the alleged kidnapping, Fruitport police conducted a thorough investigation that included interviewing numerous witnesses and reviewing surveillance footage from area businesses,” Maat said.

If convicted, Bradish could serve up to seven years in prison.

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