Cobb County

Woman charged with neglect after elderly man found dead in Cobb home

Rachel Ward (Cobb County Sheriff's Office)
(Cobb County Sheriff's Office)

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — A woman is being held without bond after police say they found a man dead inside a home.

Cobb County police say they were called to a home on Stoneridge Drive around 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning for an unresponsive man.

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When they got there, they found a man dead. His identity has not been released.

Investigators say they believe foul play was involved.

Rachel Ward, 62, has been arrested and charged with neglect of an elderly person.

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She is being held in the Cobb County Detention Center.

Channel 2 Action News is working to learn more details on what led up to Ward’s arrest.

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