Teen charged with aggravated battery in connection with Saturday shooting
Featured Stories February 22, 2022
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Forsyth County authorities arrested a 16-year-old male in connection with the shooting of another 16-year-old male Saturday at The Villages at Castleberry Subdivision.
Responding to a 9-1-1 call, deputies learned the two teens were home alone and had acquired a handgun belonging to the parents of one of the juveniles. Sheriff’s Deputies, Forsyth County Fire and EMS arrived on scene and began lifesaving first aid of the juvenile who was injured.
The preliminary investigation revealed the juveniles were playing with the handgun and had apparently loaded and unloaded it several times when the juvenile living at the home pointed the weapon at the other and discharged a single round striking him in the abdomen
Detectives with the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit arrived on scene shortly thereafter to begin an initial investigation. Detectives believe that alcohol and drugs were a factor in the shooting. Both juveniles attend school in Forsyth County.
The injured juvenile is in stable condition at an area hospital. The juvenile who fired the handgun has been charged with Aggravated Battery and Minor in Possession of a Firearm and is currently in the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice. The Major Crimes Unit is continuing the investigation.
Forsyth County women attacked by radical left cancel culture mob
News February 20, 2022
Lindsey Henderson
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – Two women who have publicly called for the removal of obscenity in books and material in the Forsyth County School System became victims of the radical left, cancel culture mob last week. The group is known to use threats and intimidation to control their opposition.
Both women are members of the Concerned Parents of Forsyth County Georgia Facebook Page and both attended the Forsyth County Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 15.
During the meeting, Lindsey Henderson received a text message from her husband stating that he received a voice mail threatening harm to his heating and air conditioning business if Lindsey continued to speak out.
When she got home, she listened to the voice mail and this is what she heard:
“Keep running your mouth about books in Forsyth County and trying to parent everyone else’s kids and we, the people of Forsyth County, will dictate who your customers are. I can guarantee you we will put out an ad against your company within two weeks.”
Henderson said she laughed when she first listened to the recording. “I thought it was ridiculous. Then I got angry and we made sure all our doors were locked that night. I had no idea who this person was and what they were capable of.”
She reported the threat to the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office and was told that it has been turned over to the Major Crimes Unit for investigation.
After listening to the voice mail with friends several times, Henderson said she thinks she knows the caller’s identity but declined to name him while the investigation is ongoing. She did say if she is right, he has a criminal history including felony and misdemeanor trespassing charges in Florida and a 2019 arrest for disorderly conduct in Gwinnett County.
“I’m not going to let this threat stop me from standing up for what I believe in and for my child,” Henderson said.
If located, the caller could be prosecuted for making terroristic threats.
The second lady, who did not want to be named in this article, reported that she was spit on as she left the School Board meeting.
She said while walking through the lobby with friends, a woman approached her, began screaming at her then spit on her.
“She pulled her mask down and spit on me then someone grabbed her arm and pulled her away,” she said. She said the believes the woman is a middle school teacher in another county.
The incident was apparently sparked by her comments during the meeting. She read excerpts from the book “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close,” that contained graphic and extremely obscene language of a sexual nature.
On Friday, she reported the incident to the Sheriff’s Office.
Asked if she plans to stop speaking out publicly, she said, “Are you kidding me? I still care about this generation. For me to stop speaking out would be sinful.”
Forsyth County investigating homicide
Press Release July 23, 2021
PRESS RELEASE
Members of the Forsyth County Major Crimes Unit are investigating a homicide.
On July 22, 2021 at approximately 5:50 p.m., deputies responded to 3905 Homestead Ridge Drive in reference to a shooting. Upon arrival, deputies learned that 25-year-old Rajeev Kumaraswamy had gotten into an argument with his father, Sadashivia Kumaraswamy. Rajeev retrieved a gun from his room and shot his father several times. Sadashivia was pronounced dead at the scene.
Rajeev was taken into custody without incident and has been charged with 1 count of Felony Murder. He was transported to the Forsyth County Jail and is being held on no bond. The Sheriff’s Office had no prior contact or calls for service from the home before last night’s incident.
Major Crimes Unit thwarts murder-for hire plot
News April 27, 2021
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – Five people are behind bars in the Forsyth County Jail today after two failed attempts to murder the victim of a 2017 robbery to keep him/her from testifying against Kwame Abayomi, 30, of Douglasville who was charged with armed robbery and motor vehicle hijacking in that case.
At a Tuesday press conference, Sheriff Ron Freeman said Abayomi, Shelby Fairley, 29, of Cumming, Charitza Castillo Gomez, 30, of Douglasville and the mother of Abayomi’s child, Maliyah Franklin, 19, of Douglasville, Abayomi’s girlfriend and Quinton Ingram, 30, of Atlanta are all charged with conspiracy to commit a felony.
The investigation was carried out by members of the Sheriff’s Major Crimes Unit, Lt. Jon Neville, Detective Tim Conner and Sgt. Brandon Moore.
Freeman told a bizarre story about Abayomi’s two unsuccessful “hit” attempts on the victim. “Abayomi was the mastermind. He coordinated with the two women and a cellmate (Fairley) and another individual,” Freeman said. “They used various means of communication including coded messages to facilitate hiring a hitman to murder the victim.”
The first bungled attempt went awry when the so-called “hitman” took the money and fled without carrying out the hit. According to Freeman, the second attempt was coordinated through Gomez and Franklin who had the victim’s photo, address and other information on them when they were arrested.
“We knew very quickly that our victim was in serious danger,” the sheriff said. Those arrests led to the arrest of the second “hitman” Quinton Ingram who also had biographical information on the victim when he was arrested. “We believe our victim was within hours, if not days, of an attempt on his life,” Freeman said. “This is a serious case. Our victim is safe. He remains in constant contact with us.”
The victim who the sheriff asked not be identified issued the following witness statement:
“When I was made aware the suspect in my case wanted to have me murdered, obviously I was concerned and scared. This all seemed surreal and something you would see in the movies. To receive the news all the people involved have been arrested is a sigh of relief. The detectives have kept me up to date and made sure I was aware of what was going on. I can’t believe how determined and caring these deputies were in making sure I was safe and these individuals were arrested.”
The investigation is ongoing and additional arrests are possible.
