The Brief
- Paulding County Sheriff Ashley Henson says investigators determined Lakesha Brown was not pregnant and had allegedly used photos to make a man believe she had given birth.
- Brown is wanted in Paulding County on a misdemeanor obstruction charge after authorities say she repeatedly lied to investigators during the August 2025 case.
- Brown remains in custody in Atlanta on charges involving the alleged kidnapping of two young sisters and is expected to eventually be transferred to Paulding County to face the outstanding charge.
PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. – New information from the Paulding County sheriff is clearing up some of the unanswered questions surrounding an unusual investigation involving Lakesha Brown nearly a year before she was accused of kidnapping two young sisters in Atlanta.
What they’re saying:
A Paulding County Sheriff’s Office report from August 2025 documented an investigation into whether Brown had recently given birth and what had happened to the alleged newborn. But Sheriff Ashley Henson now says investigators ultimately determined there was no newborn: Brown had allegedly faked the pregnancy.…