Name of Accused:
Bradford, Shipriece Lashaetta
Date of Arrest:
09/09/2024
Charges For Arrest:
Cruelty to Children 2nd Degree-Family Violence (F)
Disorderly Conduct
Officer’s Narrative:
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On September 9, 2024
, at approximately 2024
, I, Officer Alarid (Badge 721) was dispatched to the Paulding Wellstar Hospital located at 2518 Jimmy Lee Smith Pkwy, Hiram, GA 30141 regarding a child abuse. Upon my arrival, I met with security who stated that multiple people in the hospital witnessed a female, Shipriece Bradford, had physically abused her child, Juvenile .
I then watched security footage regarding the incident which showed Ms. Bradford sitting in a chair in the main lobby to the hospital. Juvenile can be seen wandering around the lobby while Ms. Bradford is on her phone appearing to not pay attention to Juvenile . Ms. Bradford can then be seen becoming angry with Juvenile and getting out of the chair. Ms. Bradford can then be seen grabbing Juvenile by the wrist and lifting her off of the ground. Ms. Bradford can then be seen bringing Juvenile back to the chair while holding her in the air. Witnesses can then be seen approaching Ms. Bradford regarding her treatment of Juvenile . Ms. Bradford then appears to confront the witnesses and appears to yell toward them.
I first spoke with Wellstar Security Officer [WITNESS ], who stated that he saw Ms. Bradford being abusive toward Juvenile . Mr. [WITNESS ] stated that he was at a security checkpoint and could hear Ms. Bradford cursing at Juvenile . Mr. [WITNESS ] then stated that Juvenile was wandering around the waiting area while Ms. Bradford was on her phone. Mr. [WITNESS ] then stated that at one point, Ms. Bradford got up from her chair and was angry toward Juvenile . Mr. [WITNESS ] then stated that Ms. Bradford then grabbed Juvenile by her wrist and lifted her off of the ground. Mr. [WITNESS ] then stated that Ms. Bradford then brought the child back to the chair while yelling at her. Mr. [WITNESS ] then stated that Ms. Bradford was then approached by other witnesses who were upset about her treatment of Juvenile and that Ms. Bradford then began yelling and using profane language toward the witnesses. Mr. [WITNESS ] then stated that they were able to separate all parties involved.
I then spoke to Wellstar Nurses [WITNESS ] [REDACTED BY AGENCY] and [WITNESS ] [REDACTED BY AGENCY] who stated that Ms. Bradford was neglecting Juvenile while she was in the waiting room. Ms. [REDACTED BY AGENCY] then stated that Juvenile was wandering through the waiting room while Ms. Bradford was not paying attention to her. Ms. [REDACTED BY AGENCY] then stated that Ms. Bradford then got angry at Juvenile and grabbed her by her right wrist. Ms. [REDACTED BY AGENCY] then stated that Juvenile was lifted off of the ground by Ms. Bradford. Ms. [REDACTED BY AGENCY] then stated that other witnesses confronted Ms. Bradford regarding the incident. Ms. [REDACTED BY AGENCY] stated that she transported Ms. Bradford to the hospital’s Jet unit. Ms. [REDACTED BY AGENCY] then stated that while in the Jet unit, Ms. Bradford aggressively spanked Juvenile for acting out. Ms. [REDACTED BY AGENCY] stated that it was abusive and not in a discipline manner.
I then spoke to witnesses, [WITNESS ] [REDACTED BY AGENCY], [WITNESS ] and [WITNESS ] [REDACTED BY AGENCY] who stated that they witnessed Ms. Bradford being abusive toward Juvenile . All witnesses stated that Ms. Bradford was using profane language toward Juvenile and neglecting her while she was waiting. Ms. [REDACTED BY AGENCY] stated that she witnessed Ms. Bradford smack the baby a couple of times and then slammed her backwards into a stroller.
I then spoke to Ms. Bradford who stated that she had been at the hospital since 1600 hours. Ms. Bradford stated that she had been trying to get Juvenile under control to the best of her ability. Ms. Bradford denied neglecting Juvenile or being abusive toward her. Ms. Bradford then stated that when people confronted her regarding the abuse, she stated that it was her child and that she did not feel that others should tell her how to parent. Ms. Bradford denied using profane language toward Juvenile .
I then informed Ms. Bradford that based on the video and multiple statements from other parties, she was being placed under arrest for disorderly conduct. I then secured Ms. Bradford into handcuffs while checking for double lock and proper fit. Ms. Bradford was currently pregnant and was handcuffed infront of her. I then allowed Ms. Bradford to call her mother, [REDACTED] [REDACTED BY AGENCY] to pick up Juvenile .
Ms. Bradford was then transported to the Paulding County Adult Detention Center where custody was transferred to jail staff. Statements from all parties involved were placed into a case file to be scanned into this report. Photographs of Juvenile were uploaded to this report along with video of the incident.
A rear-duty seat check was conducted before and after Ms. Bradford was placed into a vehicle, no items were found during both es.
[End of Narrative]