Dramatic bodycam shows cops rescuing young girls allegedly snatched by fake babysitter
Key Points:
- Atlanta police rescued two young girls, ages 4 and 11 months, from a trailer deemed "unsuitable for human habitation" after they were allegedly kidnapped by a woman posing as a babysitter.
- The suspect, Lakesha Brown, 42, used a social media moms' group to gain the mother's trust and had previously been accused of kidnapping a newborn in 2021 using the same tactic.
- The girls were reported missing after Brown failed to return them and falsely claimed they were in a car accident; a Levi's Call alert was issued leading to their recovery in a trailer in extreme heat.
- Brown was found inside the trailer with the children, has been charged with kidnapping, waived her first court appearance, and faces no bond; she is also awaiting trial for a prior kidnapping case and has an outstanding warrant in Alabama.
- Authorities stated Brown endangered the children's health and safety by keeping them in inadequate conditions, though her motive for the alleged kidnapping remains unclear.