Machine gun-toting squatter who trashed Georgia man's home after she moved in and changed the locks is REVEALED

Proudly toting what appears to be a machine pistol in her manicured hands, this mother is accused of being one of the squatters who invaded the vacant Atlanta area rental home of a man caring for his sick wife.

Identifying herself as Sheree Bailey, she tilts her head and squints down the sights of the weapon in the Instagram snap while music from rap artist Brotha Lynch Hung accompanies the image.

And pictured arm-in-arm on her social media page is a man who was filmed when confronted by sheriff's deputies after breaking in and changing the locks of truck driver Paul Callins's rental property in Stone Mountain, Georgia.

Desperate Callins, 39, battled to have the pair plus another adult and a 4-year-old child believed to be Bailey's son removed from the home that was left to him by his late physician father and that he'd spent the past year meticulously remodeling himself to rent out.

Finally the trio and toddler were ordered to leave by DeKalb County Sheriff's Office after nine days – leaving it trashed and with broken furniture piled on the front yard.

 Sheree Bailey is accused of being one of the squatters who invaded the vacant Atlanta area rental home of a man caring for his sick wife. She tilts her head and squints down the sights of a gun in a photo posted to her Instagram 

Paul Callins discovered squatters had unlawfully entered and changed the locks on his recently refurbished home, listed for rent online, while he was away

Bailey has posted several photos with who is believed to be her child. There was a child with the squatter trio found in the home 

Callins walked DailyMail.com through the house hours after getting the final pieces of trash hauled away, but with startling signs of the illegal occupation still evident

The new cream colored carpets are stained all over the house. Graffiti is scribbled on walls

Pictured arm-in-arm on her social media page is a man who was filmed when confronted by sheriff's deputies after breaking in and changing the locks. He is believed to be Carlos Bailey 

'The photo with the gun definitely looks like the woman I saw at the house when I went there to confront them after they broke in,' Callins told DailyMail.com exclusively. 

'As do the others on that Instagram account. The woman that night identified herself to police at Takisha Bailey and she presented police with a fake lease on her phone.

As police were handling the eviction, Callins confronted the man believed to be called Carlos Bailey, who like 'Takisha' said he had a lease

'And the guy pictured with her on Instagram page later told me they had a lease, which was ridiculous.'

Other clues to the couple were revealed through letters and documents they left behind, DailyMail.com can reveal.

These included two letters addressed to 'Takisha Bailey', with a previous address in the Atlanta area. There was also a document from the SAE Institute in Atlanta showing a 'Carlos Bailey' had enrolled at the college for a course in Storytelling for Contemporary Media.

Additionally, the woman's Instagram name is Sheree303. The area phone code for Denver, Colorado, is 303 and the squatters had a black Nissan Versa with Colorado plates. A bumper sticker said: 'Shoot more, bi**h less.'

According to a file seen by DailyMail.com, Takisha Bailey’s full name is Takisha Sheree Bailey, aged 39. 

DailyMail.com can also reveal a huge irony in the trauma which garnered national headlines. Callins has no intention of cashing in on the booming rental market – but is working with the county housing authority to provide a home for a low income family.

He walked us through the house hours after getting the final pieces of trash hauled away, but with startling signs of the illegal occupation still evident.

The squatters had filled the home after arriving with a full U-Haul van. They took their most prized possessions with them after police gained entry by drilling the new lock on the front door – but smashed their unwanted furniture out front.

And cruelly, they left behind an emaciated pit bull on the deck at the rear of the property. The terrified animal, barking furiously, can be seen eventually being captured by welfare authorities in video obtained by DailyMail.com.

The trio and toddler were ordered out by DeKalb County Sheriff's Office after nine days – leaving it trashed and with broken furniture piled on the front yard

A pack of cigarettes, bottles of alcohol and fast food cups are seen in bags strewn on the front lawn 

The squatters left behind an emaciated pit bull on the deck at the rear of the property. The terrified animal, barking furiously, can be seen eventually being captured by welfare authorities in video obtained by DailyMail.com

Callins has spent nearly $50,000 converting the former three-bedroom home into an eight-bedroom place by developing the extensive basement. Writing is seen on the walls of the home 

Revealing the damage, Callins spoke of his incredible emotional tie to the house through his late father Willis, who died of prostate cancer in 2021 aged 75.

'This is not an investor house, this is my father's house,' he said. 'He bought it new in 2002 and it's been a big part of my life. He was really proud of it. He'd bring me over while they were building it, he was so excited.

'He passed in this house. He never wanted to leave this house. I am choking up just talking about it. My wife and I would come here and stay with him for the last couple of months when he was really sick.

'It's a family legacy. I want my kids to have it.

'So when those squatters came I took it very personally. I felt like they were attacking me and my family.'

Callins had spent nearly $50,000 converting the former three-bedroom home into an eight-bedroom place by developing the extensive basement. He drew the plans himself and has done much of the work by his own hand to a high standard.

There's also a new kitchen, new carpets and a myriad of other improvements. His intention throughout was to give a struggling family a home.

'I'm working with the authority and hopefully there should be a single mother with nine children moving in some time very soon. We're going through the application to get everything approved.

'That's the kind of person I want this house to go to, a place where kids can grow up and where they will feel safe. I'm never selling this place. It means too much to me and it's for others who aren't so fortunate to call home.'

Despite a massive clean-up, there's still a lot of work to be done after the squatters left an unmistakable odor of urine and marijuana that still permeates.

Callins showed us where they had drilled holes in every window and inserted screws to ensure they could not be opened. The new cream colored carpets are stained all over the house, but retrievable. Graffiti is scribbled on walls.

The trucker, who lives with his wife near Stone Mountain, believes the squatters pounced after seeing his online ad for a needy family.

Callins spoke of his incredible emotional tie to the house through his late father Willis, who died of prostate cancer in 2021 aged 75. 'This is not an investor house, this is my father's house,' he said

The woman identified herself to police at Takisha Bailey and she presented police with a fake lease on her phone, Callins told DailyMail.com 

He only realized the house was occupied when he passed nearby at midnight and saw lights blazing. Confused, he drew closer and then contacted the sheriff's office, who sent deputies. 'My heart sank when I saw what had happened,' he said. 'I thought, man, this is happening to me?'

Despite the emotional turmoil, he considers himself lucky the squatters were evicted so quickly in a county where it's reported an astonishing 1,200 homes are illegally occupied. Cops acted after he applied for an intruder affidavit.

As police were handling the eviction, Callins confronted the man believed to be called Carlos Bailey, who like 'Takisha' said he had a lease.

'Well he didn't have a lease with me,' he said. 'That was a fake, no question. The guy claimed he was scammed. I'm not buying that either.

'I believe there is a ring of squatters, producing things like these fake leases. They hit one place, leave then go somewhere else. They came into mine and just changed all the locks straight away. I'm certain they have lists of houses they know are empty.

'The disregard they show was illustrated by the fact I saw them smashing up furniture on the front after they had been evicted. They took the rest in a U-Haul.'

He added: 'I'm thankful to have my house back but it has been a shattering experience.'

DailyMail.com visited the home in Lithonia, also in DeKalb County, which corresponded to the address on the envelops for Takisha Bailey. No one was in at the time. A neighbor said he believes the home did have squatters at one point.

The figure of 1,200 squatter homes in DeKalb comes from the National Rental Home Council. The situation is so acute that a new law allowing police to arrest squatters for trespassing, and making faking a lease a felony, is close to passing in the Georgia General Assembly.

It comes after a catalogue of high profile squatting outrages in the Atlanta area, including that of deployed soldier Lt Colonel Dahlia Daure whose $500,000 home was seized by intruder Vincent Simon in May, 2023.

The Army reservist said she felt 'violated' after learning Simon – who had gun and drugs convictions – was there while she was on duty in Chicago and the house was in the process of being sold. The squatter was later kicked out and arrested.

Another squat was being run as an illegal strip club that was eventually cleared out by an FBI SWAT team in October.

Four people were seized in the 4,000 sq ft, five-bedroom property in South Fulton which was trashed. Neighbors said the men were running a weekend strip club, noisy parties and street car races.

DeAnthony Maddox, Jeremy Wheat, Kelvin Hall and Tarahsjay Forde were arrested on several counts of theft by receiving stolen property.

Rep Devan Seabaugh, a Republican co-sponsoring the Georgia crackdown bill, said of squatters: 'We're dealing with criminals. These people know exactly what they're doing and they're stealing other people's most valuable capital, which is their home.'