Alabama Attorney General's Office to prosecute Carlee Russell case

CHANGING THE LAW TO FIX THAT PROBLEM, STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL STEVE MARSHALL IS GOING TO BE HANDLING THE PROSECUTION IN THIS CASE. AND I WANT TO BRING IN NOW WVTM 13, CHIP SCARBOROUGH. HE’S LIVE IN HOOVER AND SHIPP, I KNOW AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY, STEVE MARSHALL WAS THERE AND THAT GOT A LOT OF ATTENTION. YEAH. LISA, LEGAL EXPERTS TELL ME THIS IS A PRETTY RARE MOVE TO INVOLVE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE. BUT OF COURSE, THIS IS A PRETTY RARE CASE THAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT HERE. NOW, THE HOOVER POLICE CHIEF SAYS HE ASKED ATTORNEY GENERAL STEVE MARSHAL’S OFFICE TO STEP IN BECAUSE OF THE ATTENTION THIS CASE HAS RECEIVED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. BOTH NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. MARSHALL CALLS THE WORK DONE BY THE HOOVER POLICE DEPARTMENT, QUOTE, MONUMENTAL. HE SAYS HIS OFFICE WILL NOW MOVE FORWARD WITH PUTTING TOGETHER A TEAM TO HANDLE THE CHARGES AGAINST CARLEE RUSSELL AND MARSHALL IS QUICK TO ADD THIS IS NOT A VICTIMLESS CRIME. AS HE PUT IT. THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT HOURS SPENT, RESOURCES EXPENDED AS A RESULT OF THIS INVESTIGATION. AND NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THE MANY MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE CIVILIANS AT WAR. THOSE YELLOW VESTS ON A HOT AFTERNOON AND EVENING LOOKING FOR SOMEONE THEY THOUGHT WAS ABDUCTED AND TRYING TO BE OF ASSISTANCE. ATTORNEY GENERAL STEVE MARSHALL STRESSING THAT HE INTENDS TO FULLY PROSECUTE THIS CASE. NOW, AS FOR HIS INVOLVEMENT, BIRMINGHAM TRIAL LAWYER TOMMY JAMES TELLS ME IT IS UNUSUAL FOR AN ATTORNEY GENERAL TO PROSECUTE MISDEMEANOR CHARGES. BUT HE ADDS, THIS IS AN EXTRAORDINARY CASE. LIVE IN HOOVER THI