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Natasha Noble

She challenged her arrest. Then she reported harassment by the deputy who arrested her.

Natasha Lopez, known online as Natasha Noble, has publicly challenged a 2025 arrest at her home. Her story now includes a deputy’s firing and a court order protecting her from him. Background reporting

Sources reviewed

Latest reporting · October 20, 2026

A court order protecting her from the former deputy.

WSB-TV reports that Cherokee Superior Court granted Lopez a 12-month stalking protective order against former Cpl. Charles Mills. The report follows his dismissal from the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office earlier in October. Read the October 20 report

This update is based on published reporting. The signed order has not been independently reviewed for this feature.

How the case unfolded

  1. The encounter at her home

    Deputies came to Lopez’s home while investigating her adult son. Home surveillance recorded her asking Mills for a warrant and calling 911 before he arrested her for obstruction. WSB-TV reported that court records showed no signed search warrant at the time Mills entered. WSB-TV

    The sheriff’s office defended the initial entry as a brief protective sweep to secure evidence, saying a signed search warrant followed within 30 minutes of her arrest. Lopez and her attorney challenged the entry and arrest. Agency response and defense account

  2. The harassment allegations become public

    WSB-TV reported that the Solicitor General’s Office identified Mills as the creator and owner of the anonymous Facebook page “Not So Noble.” Lopez said the page targeted her after she spoke out. WSB-TV investigation

    She described posts involving her children, family information and fabricated sexualized content. FOX 5 later reported receiving an email from the prosecutor’s office identifying Mills as the page’s owner. FOX 5 reporting

  3. Mills is fired

    The sheriff’s office announced Mills’s termination after finding sufficient evidence of a code-of-conduct violation. It said the investigation remained ongoing. Atlanta News First report

  4. Separate questions about criminal charges

    WSB Radio reported that Lopez still faced two obstruction counts and that whether Mills would face criminal charges remained unclear. Solicitor General Todd Hayes said charging decisions required evidence from a law-enforcement investigation. WSB Radio update

  5. Protective order reported

    WSB-TV reported the 12-month stalking protective order against Mills. Latest court development

The October 20 article does not establish a final disposition of Lopez’s obstruction case or a criminal conviction of Mills. The October 5 criminal-case information above is dated to that report.

Accountability must include what happens after someone speaks out.

Our concern: a person challenging police conduct should be able to seek answers without becoming a target. Natasha’s story raises questions about supervision, complaint handling and the protection of people who report misconduct.

  • When did supervisors first learn of the alleged harassment, and what did they do?
  • How was the family information described in the reports obtained and shared?
  • What findings will be made public about the conduct that led to Mills’s dismissal?
  • How will officials explain the outcomes of the separate criminal and civil proceedings?

Hear Natasha describe her experience on Two Cops One Donut (recorded October 2, 2026; her account and the host’s commentary).

Reporting behind this feature

This feature summarizes attributed reporting and identifies unresolved questions. It does not present disputed allegations as criminal convictions.