Atlanta babysitter arrested after kidnapping two sisters, linked to 2021 infant abduction
Atlanta police detained Lakesha Brown for allegedly taking 4-year-old Zola Cooper and 11-month-old Norah Cooper, who were later rescued, and noted her prior 2021 kidnapping of newborn Kamarion Taylor in Alabama.
Authorities in Atlanta arrested Lakesha Brown after she was accused of kidnapping Zola Cooper, 4, and her infant sister Norah Cooper, 11 months, while she was caring for them during their mother’s dinner outing. The mother reported the girls missing around 10:30 p.m., prompting a police search that employed location-tracking technology to pinpoint the children near Sylvan Road, where officers heard crying and rescued them safely.
Police highlighted that Brown had a similar alleged kidnapping in Alabama in August 2021, when she allegedly took newborn Kamarion Taylor, four days old, after earning the confidence of his mother and grandmother. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the infant was recovered and Brown was booked at that time. The current case underscores a pattern of alleged child abductions by the same individual, and investigators are pursuing further charges.
Why it matters
It shows a repeat alleged child abductor was caught, highlighting risks of trusting unvetted caregivers.
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