A Lithonia woman has been convicted and sentenced after operating an unlicensed care home where disabled adults were found living in deplorable and dangerous conditions.
On Thursday, October 3, 2025, a DeKalb County jury found Crystal Nasir, 43, guilty of Deprivation of Essential Services to Disabled Adults and Exploitation of a Disabled Adult. The charges stem from a January 2022 investigation into the shocking state of the home Nasir owned and operated on Castle Downs Trace in Lithonia.
The case began when a 38-year-old disabled man called police on December 28, 2021, to report that he and several others were living in “terrible conditions.” The man told investigators he stayed in the basement without heat or air conditioning and that the area was covered in sewage from an overflowing toilet. He also said he hadn’t received his prescription medication for an extended period…