Atlanta woman pleads not guilty in 2025 Houston County shooting that seriously injured man’s kidney

HOUSTON COUNTY, Ga. — An Atlanta woman pleaded not guilty on Wednesday in a Houston County armed robbery and shooting that left a man seriously hurt, according to police and court documents.

Records show Kalisha Danae Cheatham was charged with armed robbery, aggravated assault and aggravated battery in the Sept. 23, 2025, shooting of a man at the Days Inn on Watson Boulevard.

According to the incident report, the victim — a 34-year-old man from Charlotte — was approached by two people, a woman known by Dior and a man who he believed may have been her boyfriend. The man was later identified as Cornelius Martin and Dior was identified as Cheatham…

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