Georgia Crime Report
Lavonia police arrested Tisha Booth and Keisha Edem after allegedly finding them having sex on grass between a RaceWay station and McDonald’s.
Summary
Booth and Edem were reportedly traveling together in an effort to reconcile their relationship.
They stopped at a RaceWay gas station in Lavonia.
Police found the women on a grassy area between the station and a McDonald’s.
Officers alleged that both were exposed and engaged in sexual intercourse in public.
They were arrested on misdemeanor public-indecency counts.
The report did not describe physical injury or coercion.
The location and visibility, rather than the private relationship, formed the basis of the charges.
1. The Crime or Misconduct
Booth and Edem were reportedly traveling together in an effort to reconcile their relationship.
They stopped at a RaceWay gas station in Lavonia.
2. Crime Location
The reported event occurred at Lavonia, Georgia. Exact residential addresses and unnecessary identifying information are omitted.
3. Date and Time
The relevant reported date or period was Around 7 p.m. during a 2024 road trip. Later procedural developments are reflected in the case-status section.
4. Police Department or Investigating Authority
The matter was handled by Lavonia Police Department. Court and disciplinary bodies may have become involved after the initial investigation.
5. Defendant or Subject Name
The person or people identified in the public record were Tisha Booth and Keisha Edem.
6. Age
The reported age or age range was 49 and 37.
7. Charges or Proceeding
The principal charge or proceeding was Misdemeanor public indecency.
8. Bond Amount or Custody
Not clearly identified in the public report.
9. Conviction
10. Sentence
11. Outcome
Both women were taken to jail.
Administrative actions such as termination, no-contact orders or professional discipline are separate from a criminal conviction unless the public record states otherwise.
12. Victim
Members of the public using the commercial area.
Victim Age
Sources
Verified chronology and latest status
Lavonia police were called around 7 p.m. on October 21, 2024 to a grassy area between a RaceWay gas station and a McDonald’s near Interstate 85. Officers said they found Tisha Booth, 49, and Keisha Edem, 37, partially undressed and engaged in sexual activity in public view. Both women were arrested and booked on public-indecency allegations. Some secondary reporting also referenced disorderly-conduct language, but the case-specific source consistently identifies public indecency as the principal charge.
The corrected case date for this article is 2024-10-21. The older import described the relevant period as Around 7 p.m. during a 2024 road trip, but this update uses a completed case event supported by the source record: October 21, 2024 arrest reported in the Lavonia public-indecency case. The latest verified posture is: Tisha Booth and Keisha Edem were arrested October 21, 2024 in Lavonia, Georgia on misdemeanor public-indecency allegations; no later disposition was located through August 11, 2026.
Evidence, charges and reporting limits
The case is about location and public exposure, not the women’s relationship or sexual orientation. The police report described what officers personally observed in an open grassy area beside the roadway, which is the key evidence for a public-indecency allegation. The women were reportedly on a road trip intended to reconcile their relationship, but that background does not add an element to the charge. No physical injury or coercion was alleged in the reviewed reporting. Because no later plea, dismissal, conviction or sentence was located, the article remains at the arrest stage and avoids sensationalizing private identity characteristics that are not legally relevant.
The public record identifies Tisha Booth and Keisha Edem (49 and 37) in connection with the matter at Lavonia, Georgia. The reported charge or proceeding is Misdemeanor public indecency. The reported custody or bond information is Not clearly identified in the public report. Those details are preserved because they help distinguish allegation, custody, plea, discipline and sentence. Where the reviewed sources do not establish a later judgment, this article does not supply one by inference.
Source record
- thesmokinggun.com: case-specific source
- thepinknews.com: case-specific source
- outkick.com: case-specific source
Disclaimer: This article summarizes official statements, court information and case-specific reporting available through August 11, 2026. Criminal charges remain allegations unless a valid plea or court judgment establishes guilt. Administrative discipline and platform or employment decisions are reported separately from criminal adjudication.
Why the factual sequence matters
For this case, the sequence reported by investigators and court records is especially important. Booth and Edem were reportedly traveling together in an effort to reconcile their relationship. They stopped at a RaceWay gas station in Lavonia. Police found the women on a grassy area between the station and a McDonald’s. Officers alleged that both were exposed and engaged in sexual intercourse in public. They were arrested on misdemeanor public-indecency counts. The report did not describe physical injury or coercion. The location and visibility, rather than the private relationship, formed the basis of the charges. Read together, those facts explain why the article uses the charge and status language above rather than reducing the case to its unusual headline detail. The chronology separates what witnesses or officers said happened from what a court has actually decided.
the update also avoids merging this matter with unrelated arrests, later controversies involving the same public figure, or generic statute summaries. The record here is limited to Tisha Booth and Keisha Edem, the events connected to Lavonia, Georgia, and the procedural developments supported by the linked case-specific sources. A later verified plea, dismissal, verdict, sentence or appellate ruling should supersede this status if one becomes available.
The source record also fixes the article to a specific person, place, allegation and procedural date instead of using generic criminal-justice background. In this record, the subject is Tisha Booth and Keisha Edem, the reported location is Lavonia, Georgia, the proceeding is Misdemeanor public indecency, and the verified date used for publication is 2024-10-21. Those anchors are intentionally repeated here because they are the facts that distinguish this case from similarly themed arrests and prevent a thin legacy entry from being expanded with unrelated filler.
