In this investigation:
- A man is accused of operating alleged group homes for vulnerable adults in Henry and Clayton counties for more than a decade.
- Government records show multiple investigations, police reports, citations and complaints connected to Charles Pruitt at nine different homes since 2014.
- Tenants with disabilities paid monthly rent while living in conditions described by officers as “poor.”
- Charles Pruitt paid $2,800 in fines from 2014 to 2019 for operating without a business license, but most complaints were closed.
STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Vulnerable adults — including people with disabilities and others recently discharged from mental health facilities — have been living in alleged group homes connected to a man who has faced complaints for more than a decade, accusing him of operating facilities without proper licenses, according to records obtained by Atlanta News First Investigates.
More than a month of records requests across multiple state agencies resulted in two dozen reports, including complaints and investigations into multiple homes rented by Charles Pruitt. One Henry County police officer described a home as “poor living conditions” for “at-risk adults” at one Ellenwood home.
One Henry County code enforcement officer stated in body camera footage from July 2025 Pruitt could be making $3,600 from tenants at the home that “should be shut down.” Atlanta News First Investigates confirmed Pruitt is still renting the home to several people.
Homeowner evicts alleged group home tenants
Atlanta News First Investigates learned about the alleged group homes when a tenant, Neyo White, called for help in April. He and others with disabilities were in the process of getting evicted from what they said was a group home in Stockbridge…