RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Rankin County deputies arrested a woman after she allegedly lied about a carjacking.

Deputies responded to Highway 18 near Mohr Road just south of Brandon around 1:45 p.m. on Sunday, March 30.

Investigator Tyler Burnell, with the Rankin County Sheriff’s Office, said Marlena Druscilla Carter reported that her vehicle had broken down in the area when two men stopped to assist her. After fixing her car, Carter reported that she was carjacked by the men.

During the investigation, Burnell said a BOLO was sent out to other law enforcement agencies in an attempt to locate the vehicle. He said investigators also analyzed traffic camera footage from the area where the incident took place, but they were unable to find Carter’s vehicle.

After investigators contacted the vehicle’s manufacturer, they were able to obtain the car’s location data. Based upon an analysis of this information, Burnell said the vehicle had in the state of California for some time and could not have been carjacked from Carter on March 30.

Investigators were able to recover the vehicle from Bellflower, California, by coordinating Troopers and Agents with the California Highway Patrol.

Carter has been charged with felony fraudulent statements and representations. Carter is currently being housed in the Rankin County Detention Center on a $10,000 bond.