Three individuals in a romantic relationship had been illegally living inside of a Georgia mansion for nearly a year before they were evicted by a swath of armed law enforcement agents last week, the Fulton County Marshal’s Department announced.
According to an incident report , the department was alerted to at least three unauthorized occupants living in a “sprawling” 15,000-square-foot mansion on Belladrum Drive in north Atlanta. The agents involved took “significant precautions” in executing the raid due to the property’s “extensive area” and the fact that there were “indications” that the unauthorized tenants may have identified as “sovereign citizens.”
“Additional units were deployed to the scene to ensure safety and effective monitoring,” the marshal’s department wrote in the report. “A drone was also used for aerial surveillance to assess the situation and identify potential inhabitants. This approach aimed to enhance the department’s response and maintain public safety during the operation.”