CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. — A Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office corporal is on administrative leave and under internal investigation after authorities said he created a Facebook page that a woman claims was used to harass and target her following her arrest.
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The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office has requested the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to conduct an independent investigation.
Natasha Lopez told Channel 2 Action News she spent months trying to uncover who was behind a series of posts on an anonymous Facebook page that she says repeatedly targeted her, shared personal information about her family and posted AI-generated content about her online.
Now, according to the Solicitor General’s Office, the person behind one of those pages was the same Cherokee County deputy who arrested her.
Arrest stemmed from dispute over search warrant
The controversy traces back to an incident captured on home surveillance video involving Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office Corporal Charles Mills in August 2025.
Video shows Mills entering Lopez’s home while investigating a case involving her 21-year-old son. In the video, you can hear Lopez repeatedly telling Corporal Mills to show her a warrant as he walked into her home.
Court records reviewed by Channel 2 Action News show a judge had not signed any search warrant when Mills entered Lopez’s home. The warrant later signed by a judge shows law enforcement wanted to search the home for Lopez’s son’s cellphone, but he did not live at the home.
Video shows Lopez calling 911 to report the deputy entering without a valid warrant, and while on the phone with 911, Mills arrested her on an obstruction of justice charge.
Lopez has spent the past year publicly challenging the arrest, arguing it was unconstitutional and sharing details of the case on her social media page, “Natasha Noble.”
Woman says anonymous pages harassed her for months
Lopez said that about four months ago, anonymous Facebook pages began appearing online, criticizing her and her efforts to challenge the arrest.
An anonymous page named “Not So Noble” allegedly posted accusations that Lopez was spreading misinformation and seeking attention online.
Lopez provided Channel 2 Action News with screenshots she says show the page sharing sensitive information. She also alleges the page posted unredacted juvenile records involving one of her children and shared AI-generated images depicting a fake OnlyFans account using her face.
Lopez said she repeatedly reported the pages. “I would block the page obviously and then start reporting it, but then as soon as I would get it deleted, it would make another one,” Lopez said.
According to the Solicitor General’s Office, Corporal Mills created and owned the Facebook page at the center of the allegations. The page has since been deleted.
“I think it’s just disgusting just in general, as a person, never mind the fact that you’re an officer who works in the county and involved in my case. That is disgusting behavior,” Lopez said.
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“My client was absolutely exercising her Fourth Amendment rights, and she was also exercising, and she continues to exercise her First Amendment rights. And it’s being weaponized against her,” said Lopez’s defense attorney, Chris McCormick.
In a statement to Channel 2 Action News, the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office acknowledged that Lopez filed a report regarding the Facebook page in June.
The agency said investigators needed additional assistance from Lopez but claimed she declined to meet with detectives.
The sheriff’s office also confirmed it has requested the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to conduct an independent investigation into the matter. “I feel like he should be criminally charged,” Lopez said.
Lopez said she wants investigators to determine how the deputy allegedly obtained unredacted records involving her children.
The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office declined to comment on questions regarding Mills’ entry into Lopez’s home because of the open state case.
Meanwhile, the Solicitor General’s Office told Channel 2 Action News there are currently no plans to drop the obstruction of justice charge against Lopez.
“If this court allows this case to go forward, in my view, the Fourth Amendment is going to be absolutely meaningless in this county,” said defense attorney Chris McCormick.
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