A DeKalb County grandmother said Georgia deputies wrongfully arrested her after serving a warrant tied to alleged elder-abuse charges that attorneys now say named a different person with a similar name.
Attorneys said 49-year-old Nickie Sledge, a Black woman, was taken into custody in front of her grandson on Dec. 21, 2024, even though the race of the person on the warrant with a similar name was white. Now Sledge is planning to sue for her false arrest.
Sledge’s lawyers told local outlets that deputies failed to adequately verify her identity before booking her on the warrant. Family members and community advocates raised alarms about the incident and how it unfolded on the family’s property…