North Fulton County

Suspects identified in violent Johns Creek home invasion

NORTH FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Police have arrested two men in connection with a violent Johns Creek home invasion.

Police said Kenneth Hayes, 28, and Andraus Betts, 23, are in custody in connection with the Tuesday afternoon invasion.

According to police, the men broke into a home on Chelsen Wood Drive at about 1:30 p.m.

They attacked the homeowner, Farina Pasha, and her housekeeper, Allison Castro, according to police. %

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Police say the Pasha's 87-year-old mother was also in the house.

In a 911 call you can hear Pasha tell an operator she's escaped to the neighbors house.

Operator: "Is he in a vehicle or is he inside your house?"

Caller: "He's in a white Mercedes. We're in the backyard. We're at the next door neighbor's house."

Police said the men stole two Mercedes-Benzs from the house, an SUV and a sedan.

Channel 2 Action News was there as Atlanta police took one of the cars into evidence, transported one suspect to the hospital for being under the influence and took the other man to jail.

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Police say they were taken without incident at the Hidden Oaks Apartment complex in southwest Atlanta.

Police confirmed the men in that car are the prime suspects in the attack, in which detectives say they held a homeowner and housekeeper at gunpoint for 40 minutes, pistol whipping them and making demands.

“When they came in, they started demanding money. Jewelry drugs all type of things like that,” Cpt. Chris Byers Johns Creek Police said.

Investigators are working to figure out why Pasha's house was targeted, and if there was a connection between the suspects and Pasha.

Police say Betts and Hayes will face a long list of charges including kidnapping and false imprisonment.