Steamy Romance Novelist Missing

Category: Crime News

A romance novelist who was arrested after leading police on a 24-mile chase through a Wyoming national park last month has gone missing after being released from jail.

Faleena Hopkins, 52, was arrested on January 27 after a police chase through Grand Teton National Park during which they deployed spike strips to stop her car.

After being booked into Teton County jail, Hopkins was released and scheduled to appear in court later this month for an arraignment hearing.

According to the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation she has not been seen since January 30 in Jackson, the same day US Magistrate Judge Kelly Rankin released Hopkins from jail.

Hopkins is a self-published author of a fairly successful series of romantic novels The Cocker Brothers. She made national headlines in 2018 after she tried to trademark the work ‘cocky’.

A friend of Hopkins told local newspaper Jackson Hole Daily that she had been missing for 10 days on Friday, February 10.

Hopkins was charged with obstructing traffic, speeding, ignoring stop signs, driving without due care and attempting to flee from the police, according to federal court records. She was also cited for being parked on a snowy route that is only fit for certain vehicles.

Those records also suggest Hopkins was released on a bond that did not require her to pay any money for her release.

Police are asking anyone with information to contact the Jackson Police Department or the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation.

‘She is a white female, approximately 5’7′, 135 pounds, with green eyes and blond hair,’ officials wrote in her missing persons listing.

They added: ‘Faleena has an infinity symbol on her left wrist, ‘Follow All Instincts’ on her right wrist, a lion face on her left shoulder and a hummingbird on her right ankle.’