How far would a person go to get a free car ride?

For one woman, it meant lying to police. She told police she was abducted so she could get a ride to Martins Ferry.

According to reports, a woman told police she was abducted while walking across the Marion Street Bridge in Bridgeport. She told police that a Chinese man driving a silver sport utility vehicle grabbed her, threw her into the car and drove down Interstate 70. She then said he dropped her off at the Sunco gas station near St. Clairsville. She made up the whole story to get a ride back home, according to police.

Sheriff Fred Thompson said this was a serious crime that wasted time of officers and deputies.

"She is subject to being arrested or being charged with giving false information although we have to look at her mental status," Sheriff Thompson said. "The report that the deputy made out will go to the prosecutor's office and he'll determine if charges will be filed against this woman."

Sheriff Thompson said the woman's name would not be released at this time. He told NEWS9 the woman finally confessed she was lying after police threatened to arrest her.