Cumming Woman Cited for Concealing Pistol, Misleading Deputies Outside Forsyth Courthouse

Deputies at the Bell-Forsyth Judicial Circuit courthouse arrested a 32-year-old woman from Cumming after surveillance showed her concealing a loaded .38 handgun in bushes outside the courthouse, according to the Forsyth County sheriff’s report. The department says the episode began when the woman approached deputies and said she “had a gun in her purse, asking if they would secure it for her as she conducted her business.”

The sheriff’s report states deputies instructed the woman to stow the weapon in her vehicle. Video from courthouse security cameras later captured the woman exiting the courthouse and “concealed an object in bushes,” the report says. Deputies then went to the area and “allegedly found a loaded .38 handgun,” recovered from the bushes on the courthouse grounds.

After the recovery, deputies recorded the woman on body camera; the sheriff’s report preserves her remark that she thought “it wasn't a big deal.” The department’s narrative summarized the sequence of events and supports the charge filed against the woman, whom the sheriff’s report did not identify by name.

Official records show the incident occurred on Feb. 2, though the sheriff’s report excerpts supplied to reporters did not include a year. Reporting from the sheriff’s office describes the woman as having been either cited or arrested for reckless conduct; the available accounts use both terms, with one description noting she was “charged with misdemeanor reckless conduct.”

The case record made public so far includes the security-camera observation, the deputies’ recovery of a loaded .38, and the post-arrest bodycam remark. Absent from the sheriff’s report excerpts are the woman’s name, booking details, whether she was released on citation or held, and whether she possessed any permit or legal authorization for the firearm. The sheriff’s report also does not list a case number or the specific statute under which the reckless-conduct charge was brought.

Forsyth County records to consult next include the sheriff’s incident and arrest reports, booking logs at the Forsyth County jail, and magistrate or clerk of court dockets for any filed misdemeanor reckless conduct case. It is also not yet clear whether the sheriff’s office will release the security camera or deputy body camera footage referenced in the report.

For now, the factual record in Forsyth shows an interaction that began with a request to deputies to secure a firearm, escalated to surveillance evidence of concealment on courthouse property, and resulted in the recovery of a loaded .38 and a misdemeanor reckless-conduct charge against a 32-year-old Cumming resident. Court filings and sheriff’s office records will determine whether prosecutors pursue the charge and whether additional information about the incident becomes public.