Alleged Nurse Impersonator Who Cared For Bobbi Kristina Brown Charged

By KRISTAL DIXON (Patch Staff)

Two law enforcement agencies have issued arrest warrants for a woman accused of impersonating a nurse while she cared for Bobbi Kristina Brown during the final days of her life.

The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office and the Duluth Police Department have issued warrants for Buford resident Taiwo Bolatito Sobamowo, 32, who is accused of practicing as a nurse without a license.

Forsyth officials issued warrants on practicing as a registered nurse without a license, felony identity fraud and felony forgery charges.

Duluth detectives issued a warrant on one count of practicing as a registered nurse without a license.

Sobamowo is accused of posing as a nurse in at least two jurisdictions, one of which includes Peachtree Christian Hospice -- the same facility where Bobbi Kristina Brown spent her last days.

Sobamowo was arrested on Monday, Nov. 2 by police in Raleigh, North Carolina, and she is awaiting extradition at the Wake County Detention Center.

The investigation began when Forsyth detectives discovered Sobamowo was allegedly working as a registered nurse at Gracemont Assisted Living in unincorporated Cumming.

Forsyth detectives contend the Buford resident allegedly “provided fraudulent credentials under a different name to gain employment,” according to its press release.

Duluth police began its own investigation after they were notified by Forsyth officials of their findings. Its own probe revealed that there was no license or registration on record through the Georgia Board of Nursing for Sobamowo.

“The licensing information being used by Sobamowo belonged to a metro Atlanta medical professional who was not aware her identity had been stolen prior to the Forsyth County investigation,” Duluth police said in its press release. “She has confirmed to our agency that she did not know the suspect or allow her license information to be used by anyone.”

Duluth police said the facility in its jurisdiction provided information that Sobamowo allegedly provided services as a contract worker through Roswell-based Homestead Hospice.

According to Fox 5 Atlanta, the Roswell business provides contract nurses for Peachtree Christian. Sobamowo allegedly worked as one of the nurses who cared for Brown in the days before she passed away, the station reported.

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Furthermore, Duluth investigators state documentation obtained through Sobamowo’s employments records show she attended a medical college in Washington, D.C. However, authorities have not been able to confirm if Sobamowo attended school at that institution.

Sobamowo was tracked down in North Carolina through a rental car with a Georgia tag. Raleigh police confirmed Sobamowo rented the car “under one of her alias names,” and subsequently arrested the woman on the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office’s warrant.

Duluth police say additional charges are forthcoming.

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