Joyce Gibbs
Joyce Gibbs

Johnson County, Ill. – A woman is pleading guilty to charges that she lied to authorities about being kidnapped and sexually assaulted.

47-year-old Joyce Gibbs of De Soto will be sentenced on December 10 after pleading guilty to charges last week in Johnson County.

Authorities say Gibbs told police she had been abducted at gunpoint near Ferne Clyffe State Park in October of last year. Police looked for a suspect but abandoned the search hours later after learning the report was false.