Braylan Tidmore

Name:
Tidmore, Braylan Distance

Date of Booking:
04/14/2025

Reason(s) For Booking:
OBSCENE INTERNET CONTACT WITH A CHILD

SEXUAL EXPLOIT.OF CHILD;RE- PORTING VIOLATIONS;FORFEITURE.

WILLFUL OBSTRUCTION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS BY USE OF THREATS OR VIOLENCE

Officer’s Narrative:
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On Monday, 04/14/2025, at approximately 1643pm, I, DFC S. Weaver 528, received a text message from Sgt. Pim 553, stating that she had a call for me. Sgt. Pim called me and said that there was a student at the night school (Mountain Education Center, MEC) had sent an inappropriate video to another student, and the principal and School Resource Officer (SRO) were waiting to speak to me. I notified dispatch and responded code 1, no lights and sirens.

Upon arrival I activated my body camera, and was greeted by a student, later identified as Braylan Tidmore (17 year old male). Braylan stated that he would be cooperative with me. We went inside MEC and met with Deputy Shook, SRO with Fannin County Sheriff’s Office, who took me to meet with Principal [WITNESS #1]. I asked what was going on and they shared with me that student, [REDACTED BY AGENCY] (15 year old male), received threatening messages and a video of his girlfriend, [REDACTED BY AGENCY] (16 year old female), having sex with Braylan, via SnapChat. I asked Mr. [WITNESS #1] and Deputy Shook if I could speak to [REDACTED BY AGENCY].

[REDACTED BY AGENCY] came to the office, and his mother was en route. [REDACTED BY AGENCY] stated that he had been receiving harassing messages from Braylan for about a week making “threats to me saying he’s gonna “pop” me”. [REDACTED BY AGENCY] also stated that he received a video from Braylan of Braylan and his girlfriend, [REDACTED BY AGENCY] having sexual intercourse. Deputy Shook said that [REDACTED BY AGENCY] had shown him the video and messages that were sent, and in the video it was very clear that it was Braylan and [REDACTED BY AGENCY] having sex from behind. Deputy Shook had pictures of the SnapChat messages from Braylan to [REDACTED BY AGENCY], and I looked them over. (All pictures have been sent to [REDACTED]) I asked Mr. [WITNESS #1] for clarity on what Braylan was wearing because I was concerned that he might run when I went to speak to him.

I asked [REDACTED BY AGENCY] to write me a statement about what he experienced, and he did. Deputy Shook and I went in the hallway to talk to Braylan. Braylan was on the phone and I asked him who he was speaking to and for him to get off the phone. Braylan said that he was on the phone with his mother. I asked Braylan if I could have his phone, and he was asking his mom if he should give it to me. I then told Braylan that I asked him to get off the phone, and if he didn’t I was going to tell him to get off the phone; which I did, and then make him. Braylan then hung up the phone. I asked him to stand up and he was talking about the messages he sent to [REDACTED BY AGENCY], and if he was getting in trouble for them. I told Braylan to turn around, and he wouldn’t. I told Braylan again to turn around and he wouldn’t. Deputy Shook was standing to Braylan’s left, while I was standing in front of him. I went to grab Braylan’s right arm to place him under arrest, and Braylan grabbed his phone off the table and then took off running down the hall. Deputy Shook immediately took off after him, and I followed, but fell when I got to the top of the stairs.

After falling I was able to get to the end of the hall where Braylan had exited the building, running down to Main St. I immediately put a be on the Look Out for Braylan and the charges that were pending. I called Braylan foster mom to see if he had made contact with her, she said that Braylan will want us to think he has a weapon on him, because he wants to die, but told me he had absolutely nothing on him. In about 20 Minutes or so we were notified that Braylan was seen at the soccer fields on Progress Rd. Myself, and Sgt. Pim drive over to the soccer fields as Sgt. Perigo 517, and Deputy Scott 532 made chase and apprehended him for me. Sgt. Perigo walked Braylan over to my patrol car, unit 622, and I placed him inside.

I already had my body camera and in car camera activated, and I went en route to the Gilmer County Adult Detention Center with Braylan. While en route I read Braylan his Miranda Rights, since he continued to talk to me. After reading Braylan his rights and him agreeing to talk to me, I asked him what he had sent to [REDACTED BY AGENCY]. Braylan said that he had sent a video of himself and [REDACTED BY AGENCY] having sex. Braylan said that the only reason that he did that was because [REDACTED BY AGENCY] had sent him a video of [REDACTED BY AGENCY] and [REDACTED BY AGENCY] having sex in the past. Braylan continued to talk about how he just wanted to die, and how he called into dispatch saying he had a knife on him with hopes we would come at him with our firearms out.

When I arrived at the Gilmer County Adult Detention Center I notified them of Braylan’s charges and suicidal thoughts. I contacted on call Detective Sippel 593, and made her aware of what I had going on. She advised me to make sure I secured Braylan’s cell phone, and put it on air plane mode, so it could be entered into evidence.

I charged Braylan with O.C.G.A. 16-12-100(B)(1) Felony Sexual Exploitation of children (warrant #25-372FW), O.C.G.A. 16-12-100.1 Misdemeanor Ellectronically Furnishing Obscene Material to Minors (warrant #25-373MW), and O.C.G.A. 16-10-24 Felony Obstruction of a Law Enforcement Officer (warrant # 25-371FW).

[End of Narrative]