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Report of Subject Armed in Hill St area leads to arrests
Just after 7:15 PM on September 9th, 2025, E911 received calls reporting a Subject Armed in the area of Hill Street, south of Paul Street. in Newnan. Units with the Newnan Police Department ( NPD ) were immediately dispatched to the area. Dispatch quickly informed responding units that the caller was reporting that the suspect was shooting at someone.
NPD units arrived in the area within minutes of being dispatched. They quickly located the victim who stated that they’d been at the park off Paul Street ( behind Walt Hall St. ) and that someone at a residence on Paul Street had shot at him.
As units conducted an investigation, 3 suspects, 2 males and a female were taken into custody and transported to the Coweta County Jail. Investigators would locate multiple shell casings believed to be connected to the shooting.
Several Previous Incidents
Large Fight in the area the previous day
The previous day, September 8th, 2025 at around 6:15 PM, units with the Newnan Police Department responded to the area of Paul Street after multiple callers reported to E911 that there was a large group actively fighting and that ” several kids have weapons.”
Units arrived shortly after being dispatched with the group dispersing and no one wanting to provide any information with which officers could act upon. After covering the area to ensure there was no further dispute occurring, they returned to service.
Threatening Instagram Video leads to Arrest the week before
On August 27th, 2025, NPD units were dispatched to the area of Johnson Ave regarding a report of threats. When they arrived they spoke with two witnesses that provided them with an Instagram video that had been sent to then. The video showed two people making threats towards their mother and a friend that lived off Hill Street. They identified both of the individuals in the video, one of which was Kaylee Johnson who they stated lived on Paul Street.
Officers noted the following regarding the video in the incident report. The video was filmed by a female, later identified as Kaylee Johnson. She was holding the cell phone in one hand and a black handgun in the other. Johnson was joined by a light-skinned male who also had a handgun in their hand. Johnson can be heard making threatening statements, including ” I will shoot your momma’s window right now ” while tapping the gun on the glass of a vehicle and pointing it, with her finger on the trigger, at a home located on Hill Street. The unidentified male in the video can be seen doing generally the same thing.
NPD units relocated to the residence on Hill Street where they spoke to a number of victims that stated they were inside the house when the video was made and wished to press charges. One of the victims informed officers that there was a long history of issues between their friend group and Johnson’s friend group and that the threats were directed at her but sent to her friends due to her having Johnson blocked on Instagram.
Officers went to Johnson’s residence on Paul Street and after a long period of knocking she came to the door and she was placed under arrest and placed in Handcuff. A juvenile that responded to the door was detained. Both Johnson and the juvenile, whose parents were present, were read their Miranda rights.
During questioning, Johnson stated that she and two juveniles had gone to Johnson Ave. together with ” fake guns to act like they were going to do something, ” however she insisted that the firearms were BB guns.
The juvenile that had been detained denied any involvment in the incident and stated he was at another location. Due to officers not being to connect him to the incident he was released. The second juvenile named by Johnson was questioned as well and also denied any involvement. Johnson was taken to the Coweta County Jail and booked on multiple charges.
Kaylee Denaeja Johnson
Kaylee Denaeja Johnson, 18, of Paul St in Newnan, was arrested on August 27th and booked into the Coweta County Jail on the following charges.
- Pointing or Aiming Gun or Pistol at Another (M)
- Terroristic Threats and Acts (M)
- Reckless Conduct (M)
She was arrested again on September 9th and booked into the Coweta County Jail on the following charges.
- Disorderly Conduct (M)
- Marijuana – Possess Less than 1 oz. (M)
Records indicate she was released within the same day she was booked both times.
Additional Suspects
David Eugene Brooks Jr., 20, of Milton Ave in Newnan, was arrested on September 9th and booked into the Coweta County Jail on the following charges.
- Disorderly Conduct (M)
Records indicate as of the posting of this article, Brooks remains in custody on a $600 bond.
Joshua Lanard Sherman, 20, of Senoia, was arrested on September 9th and booked into the Coweta County Jail on the following charges.
- Aggravated Assault (F)
- Disorderly Conduct (M)
Sherman is being held in custody at the jail without bond.
Additional Information
Charging would indicate that Joshua Lanard Sherman of Senoia was the individual that fired the gun at the victim.
Radio traffic during the incident response and investigation would suggest that additional suspects were charged for their part in the shooting, however due to their age the information is not public.
It’s our understanding that both the threats incident on August 27th, as well as the September 9th shooting incident are open investigations with the possibility of additional arrests.