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IrelandCherokee prosecutor plans to drop Natasha Lopez's obstruction charges
FOX 5 Atlanta's report captures Todd Hayes explaining why the case had been headed for trial before revelations involving a fired deputy.
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Story of Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 46,061 views a day, 14 times a normal first day on this channel (3,180).
Cherokee County drops woman's charges after deputy fired | FOX 5 News
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The case against Natasha Lopez was on course for trial, Cherokee County Solicitor General Todd Hayes tells reporters. What changed, he says, was information that emerged about a sheriff's corporal who has since been fired.
FOX 5 Atlanta reports that prosecutors plan to drop Lopez's misdemeanor obstruction charges after an investigation into a months-long online harassment campaign targeting her family. The broadcast pairs surveillance footage of her encounter with law enforcement on a porch and inside a home with Hayes's press briefing.
Asked whether the prosecution would otherwise have continued, Hayes answers: "That's correct. Our review of the evidence in the case was that we were on track to proceed to trial."
Reporters also press him on the timing. Hayes says court motions and hearings had delayed the state's ability to move forward before the dismissal decision.
The report drew about 22,000 views in eight hours, an unusually fast start for FOX 5 Atlanta. The station has also posted a separate follow-up on the deputy's firing and the arrest footage.
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- Channel
- FOX 5 Atlanta
- Subscribers
- 721,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 2,269,057
- Channel views, pace per day
- 378,476 (on a normal day: 311,259)
- Video published
- November 12, 2026
- Video views so far
- 21,837 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 46,061
The numbers
The report drew far more views than FOX 5 Atlanta's usual early audience for a regular video. Its comment count also exceeded the channel's typical full first day.
