A judge is rejecting a former Sonoma resident’s second attempt to have charges against her dropped in a fake kidnapping case. The woman is accused of making up a story, telling police a couple tried to kidnap her children outside of a Michael’s craft store in Petaluma in 2020. During a hearing on Monday, the judge upheld a ruling denying Katie Sorensen diversion for three misdemeanor counts of falsely reporting crimes. Sorensen, who now lives in Montana, was not in court on Monday, but had her attorney go on her behalf. The same judge rejected Sorensen’s request for diversion last September.
Former Sonoma Woman Involved in Fake Kidnapping Case Fails to Get Case Dismissed Again
