Overview
- Police found 4-year-old Zola Cooper and 11-month-old Norah Cooper in a locked trailer and arrested 42-year-old Lakesha Brown on Monday after officers heard children crying and forced entry.
- Brown is charged in Fulton County with kidnapping and first-degree cruelty to children, is being held without bond, and waived her initial court appearance.
- Investigators narrowed the search with a Levi’s Call (Georgia’s Amber Alert), cellphone-location data and a tip from someone at the apartment complex while state and federal agencies coordinated the response.
- Authorities say Brown faces a similar 2021 Alabama kidnapping allegation involving a 4-day-old infant and that a 2025 Paulding County welfare check raised separate concerns, prompting Alabama prosecutors to seek revocation of her bond.
- The girls were medically evaluated, found in good health, and reunited with their mother while inquiries continue into Brown’s motive and any outstanding warrants across jurisdictions.