Influencer who detailed alleged kidnapping attempt on Instagram charged with giving false information to police

A so-called Instagram influencer told her followers a harrowing story about how she stopped a kidnapping in the parking lot of a Michaels craft store – but authorities say no crime took place. Now, the mom of two has now been charged with giving false information to a police officer and giving false information to a police dispatcher. 

Katie Sorensen first went to police December 7, telling them a man and a woman followed her into the store and around inside as she shopped and commented on her two children's appearance, according to a news release from the Petaluma Police Department. "She said they followed her out to her car, loitered suspiciously, and then left when noticed by another individual nearby," the release states.