PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. — A woman accused of kidnapping two sisters in Atlanta will now be charged in another county for faking her own pregnancy.
Paulding County Sheriff Ashley Henson confirmed to Channel 2’s Ashlyn Webb that Lakesha Brown will be charged with misdemeanor obstruction charge.
Brown was arrested on Monday after she was found with two kidnapped children inside a trailer at an Atlanta apartment complex.
This is a breaking news update. We’re going through the incident report connected to the Paulding County case, for Channel 2 Action News starting at 4:00 p.m.
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Paulding County deputies responded to Brown’s home in August 2025 after they received a call from a man who called for a welfare check. The man told deputies that Brown sent him photos of a newborn that was theirs and didn’t look alive.
Deputies searched Brown’s home and didn’t find a baby in the house. They found newborn baby diapers, but Brown said those had been for a 6-month-old baby.
Now, deputies say Brown had faked her pregnancy.
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