Court docs: Babysitter accused of kidnapping young Georgia sisters after meeting their mom in pregnancy Facebook group

To stream WFMY News 2 on your phone, you need the WFMY News 2 app. Example video title will go here for this video ATLANTA — Court documents in a kidnapping case of two young sisters that triggered an Amber Alert in Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday allege the accused babysitter met their mom on a pregnancy Facebook group and "presented herself as part of a support system." The search unfolded for hours Monday, Aug. 17, before Atlanta Police announced the recovery of 4-year-old Zola Cooper and 11-month-old Norah Cooper in a neighborhood approximately five miles from where they went missing. 18, the Atlanta Police Department posted bodycam video of the recovery of the girls from the trailer that was described as "unclean and unsuitable" and without air conditioning while it was 97 degrees outside. The babysitter, Lakesha Brown, has been charged with abducting the two girls.

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Brown endangered and jeopardized their health, safety and well-being," the court documents say. "The children were deprived of the necessary care and sustenance required for their health and welfare." It is unknown how long the girls were in the trailer, but according to WXIA's recounting of the event, it's possible they were there for as long as 48 hours. She was out on bond in that case. Detectives working the case learned of the Alabama case and that Brown had an active warrant in that case for failing to appear to court dates.

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