Arizona woman faked pregnancy with ‘Bachelor' star by fabricating ultrasound, officials say

An Arizona woman  with "The Bachelor" Season 26 star Clayton Echard, using a fake ultrasound image and "fabricated a pregnancy video" to make that bogus claim, authorities said Tuesday.

Laura Michelle Owens, a 34-year-old Scottsdale resident, faces a  stemming from her allegedly false testimony that she was pregnant by Echard, prosecutors said.

Between May 2023 and June 2024, "Owens altered an ultrasound image, fabricated a pregnancy video, and lied multiple times under oath,"  from the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office.

Owens "originally filed a lawsuit seeking child support from Echard, then dropped her claim, alleging she’d had a miscarriage," prosecutors said.

Owens,  of , could not be immediately reached for comment .

Echard, the star of , could not contain his glee in a video statement he posted on Tuesday.

"This nightmare is over," . "I am so ready to not have to think about this anymore. I want to say thank you to () Rachel Mitchell and the investigators for serving up justice. I want to thank my lawyers. They've been incredible standing by my side."

Echard's "Bachelor" season aired on ABC in 2022 and ended with the formerdramatically shifting gears.

He picked nurse and flight instructor  for the final,  to .

Echard and Evans  until .

Echard said the legal fight with Owens lasted two painful years.

"This is just such a weight lifted off," he said Tuesday. "We are so, so thankful, and thank you all for your support. I have not been this happy. This is a weight of two years lifted off my shoulders." 

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