Dougherty County (February 23, 2023) – A 48-year-old woman called the authorities to report that a woman’s small child had pointed a gun at her from a car’s passenger seat. The juvenile’s mother denied the accusation; however, a witness exiting his vehicle observed a small boy wearing pajamas playing with a pistol.
At first, the witness thought it was a toy, but as he looked closer, he realized it was real. When the suspect, Alexandria Celest Hamilton, saw him looking at the gun, she laughed and grabbed it from the boy’s hands. She said she had not realized her boyfriend had left his pistol in her car.
Officers from the Albany Police Department located Hamilton in the driver’s seat of a black Nissan Altima. Hamilton said she knew the victim from “being in jail with her” and that she had approached her vehicle and began talking. She admitted to leaving the location for a period of time after talking with the victim to go to Family Dollar and later returned to wait on a male friend.
When police asked Hamilton if there were any weapons in her car, she told them that her two-year-old son might have a “green play gun” in her vehicle, but she did not recall any incident involving a real one. She died neither one of her children playing with a gun. When officers searched the car, they did not retrieve a firearm.
The victim explained that the child had reached under the seat, pulled out a black gun, and aimed it at her. Officers arrested Hamilton for reckless conduct and transported her to the Dougherty County Jail. This case is currently pending in court.
Officer’s Narrative:
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I responded in normal to 1302 Evelyn Ave in reference to pointing a gun at another. Upon arrival contact was made with assistant Chief Brandon Williams with the probation office. He stated a female name [VICTIM #1] reported that a female’s (later identified as Alexandra Hamilton) baby pointed a gun at her.
I made contact with Alexandra Hamilton who was sitting in the driver seat of a black in color Nissan Altima displaying GA tag [REDACTED]. Hamilton stated [VICTIM #1] approached her vehicle and started talking. She stated he knew [VICTIM #1] from being in jail with her.
Hamilton stated she was waiting on a black male name [REDACTED]. She advised she arrived to the location a couple hours from my arrival. She stated she did leave the location and went to Family Dollars for her children. She stated she did not remember an incident with a firearm.
Hamilton stated neither one of children had a gun playing with it. She stated her 2 year old son ([REDACTED BY AGENCY]) may have a green play gun inside her truck. Hamilton stated we could search her vehicle. She later signed a consent form stating we could search her vehicle. Hamilton stated she did not have an argument with anyone.
Contact was made with [VICTIM #1] who stated she was outside talking to Alexandra Hamilton by her vehicle. She stated Hamilton had her children inside her vehicle. [VICTIM #1] stated the smaller child, [REDACTED BY AGENCY] in the passenger seat. She stated she then saw [REDACTED BY AGENCY] get a black in color firearm from underneath the seat. She stated [REDACTED BY AGENCY] the pointed the gun at her.
Contact was made with a black male who wanted to remain anonymous. He stated as he was getting out his vehicle when he noticed a small boy wearing pajamas playing with a firearm in the front passenger seat of Hamilton’s vehicle. He stated at first he thought the gun may have been fake.
He stated when Hamilton noticed her child with the gun she started laughing and then took the gun from the child. He stated Hamilton also stated that she did not know her boyfriend left the firearm inside the car. He described the firearm as a black in color pistol.
Hamilton provided written consent via Albany Police Department consent search warrant waiver. The vehicle was searched with negative findings of a firearm. Chief Williams advised there was no cameras in the parking lot. Hamilton was placed in double locked handcuffs to the rear. She was searched incident to arrest with negative finding of a weapons or contraband.
Hamilton was transported to the Dougherty County Jail and released to the staff. A GCIC/NCIC check was completed with negative findings of any active warrant on any persons involved. Warrant 23-002369-01 APD was taken on Hamilton for reckless conduct. This incident was recorded on my body cam.
This case was cleared arrest.
[End of Narrative]
