Kidnapping suspect was focus of Paulding County welfare check in 2025

Nearly a year before Lakeisha Brown was accused of kidnapping two young sisters in Atlanta, Paulding County deputies investigated a welfare call tied to questions about whether Brown had recently given birth and where the newborn was. The Aug. 18, 2025 incident began when deputies were called to a home on Kacey Court in Powder Springs, Georgia. A report obtained by FOX 5 Atlanta says a woman told authorities that her brother, Alfred Higgs, received a photo from Brown that he believed showed a baby “did not look alive.” Brown denied having a newborn, and her adult children said the only child in the home was a 6-month-old boy. Deputies found opened newborn diaper packages with missing supplies and reported burn barrels outside, but the document does not establish what happened to any alleged newborn.