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LAVONIA, Ga. (WSPA) — In a bizarre turn of events, a former trailer park manager in Lavonia, Georgia, is now facing a slew of charges after concocting a tale about being shot at and then trespassing on the property from which she had been terminated.
April Taylor’s legal troubles unfolded over the span of just two days, between March 31 and April 1, when she was arrested multiple times for driving under the influence, making false statements, and criminal trespass.
The series of events began when the Lavonia Police Department launched an investigation following Taylor’s report of a shooting at the Beaver Creek Trailer Park. Taylor claimed that she had been targeted in a shooting incident after an alleged vehicle break-in attempt. However, when officers arrived at the scene, they found neither physical evidence nor any witnesses to back up her story.
At the time of the initial incident, Taylor was employed as the manager of the trailer park. Following the investigation, authorities determined her claims were unfounded, which subsequently led to her being banned from the property.
According to officers, Taylor was the manager of the trailer park at the time of the initial claim.
On the morning of Mar. 31, a patrol officer found Taylor’s vehicle parked sideways on Wright Street. The vehicle was blocking the entrance to the trailer park. Taylor was seen exiting the passenger side of another vehicle and told the officer she was attempting to block access to the park.
Following the roadside investigation, Taylor was arrested for DUI and other traffic offenses. She was transported to the Hart County Detention Center and later released on bond.
Investigators subsequently secured a warrant for false statements regarding the shooting report.
Members of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office located Taylor at a local business. She was taken into custody and transported to the Franklin County Detention Center by the Lavonia Police Department before being released on bond that evening.
Shortly before midnight on Mar. 31, Taylor allegedly returned to the trailer park and entered a resident’s home without permission. She left the scene before officers arrived, but authorities secured warrants for criminal trespass and disorderly conduct before the end of the shift.
Police located Taylor at a gas station within the city limits on April 1 and took her into custody.
Investigators confirmed Taylor had been formally barred from the Beaver Creek property on Mar. 31 following the termination of her employment.
This resulted in an additional criminal trespass warrant.
Beaver Creek management and residents are cooperating with the Lavonia Police Department as the investigation into the incidents remains ongoing.