Andrew Lanford

Name:
Lanford, Andrew MacKenzie

Date of Booking:
12/26/2025

Reason(s) For Booking:
Aggravated Assault – Discharge Firearm within a Vehicle Toward a Person (Prior to July 1, 2014)

Battery-Family Violence

Officer’s Narrative:
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On December 26, 2025, at approximately 1908 hours, I, Deputy Aaliyah Nelson, responded to an Unknown Problem call at, [100 BLOCK] Mill Ct Dallas, GA 30157, where the victim called her mother and stated she was going to die and hung up the phone.

Upon arrival, assisting deputies Deputy Turner and Deputy Chumley knocked on the residence’s front door, but there was no response. Corporal Nolan and I staged on the east side of the home, where the garage and back porch were located. There was not any movement, but the lights in the residence were on.

During this time, Deputy Turner knocked on the door again, and the victim, [VICTIM #1], answered. Deputy Turner stated she appeared to have visible injuries on her face and legs. He also said she told them she had fallen down the stairs and was okay. Deputy Turner told her we needed to speak with anyone in the home, and she walked inside.

Deputy Nolan and I approached the front door, where the suspect, Andrew Lanford, walked out of the house. Mr. Lanford sat down on the stairs in front of the front door and told us Ms. [VICTIM #1] had taken pills and fallen down the stairs. We told Mr. Lanford we needed to speak with Ms. [VICTIM #1], to which he stated yes, but we could not come inside. I said that was fine, and he told Ms. [VICTIM #1] to come outside while he spoke to Deputy Turner and Deputy Chumley.

When Ms. [VICTIM #1] walked out, I observed that her face and legs had purple bruises and knots on her forehead. I also observed Ms. [VICTIM #1] to have red marks across her neck. I asked her what happened, to which she stated the incident started with pills.

She stated Mr. Lanford had given her a couple of pills before he took a nap, and she figured he was giving them to her to have. Ms. [VICTIM #1] stated she took the pills while he was awake and he was aware that she did, but when he took a nap and woke up, he forgot and got very upset. She stated, “That’s when he attacked me.”

I asked Ms. [VICTIM #1] what she meant by “attacked,” and she stated that he punched her and threw her around in the kitchen. Ms. [VICTIM #1] also stated Mr. Lanford bit her on her shoulder and starting choking her with his hands, then took her back upstairs where he messed up her things. Ms. [VICTIM #1] stated she didn’t want Lanford to go to jail. Ms. [VICTIM #1] did agree to writing a hand written statement.

Deputy Turner and Deputy Chumley spoke with Mr. Lanford, who stated that when he woke up around 1906 hours, he noticed Ms. [VICTIM #1] was very “hyped,” which he claimed was from her consuming his Adderall. He stated he then noticed it was gone when he tried to look for it. Mr. Lanford stated he went upstairs, started messing with the property inside the room, and then Ms. [VICTIM #1] fell down the stairs.

Due to physical and testimonial evidence, Andrew Lanford was taken into custody and warrants were obtained for Battery (Family Violence), Aggravated Assault by Strangulation and taken to the Paulding County jail. Photos were taken of all injuries and Mr. Lanford’s hands. I then went back into service.

[End of Narrative]