Dr. Patrick Narh-Martey had a respected reputation in Warner Robins, Georgia. Patients described him as kind, attentive and technically skilled. He ran the Middle Georgia Surgical Institute, performed laparoscopic and robotic surgery, and by all visible measures was a pillar of his community.
He also, according to Houston County prosecutors, ran a parallel business built on stolen cars.
Narh-Martey, 47, was arrested on April 10 and now faces 19 charges. He faces 10 counts of theft by receiving stolen property and nine counts of possession of a vehicle with altered VINs.
The case traces back to July 2024 and to one observant clerk. A Houston County deputy responded to a report of fraudulent activity at the county tag office in Perry after an employee told him that Narh-Martey had brought in a vehicle title she believed was fake. The VIN listed could not be found in the national database, and the title appeared to originate from Florida with a format she did not recognise as legitimate.
The car in question was a Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat. Narh-Martey told the deputy he had recently purchased a 2019 model for $44,500, with the seller sending the title by mail. When investigators ran the VIN, it returned no results in any state. The title itself identified the vehicle as a 2021 Challenger, not the 2019 model Narh-Martey described.
At that point, Narh-Martey was listed as a victim in the report and faced no charges. The investigation, however, did not stop.
Narh-Martey owns a company called Amanor Enterprises LLC, through which he bought and rented out vehicles. Houston County District Attorney Eric Edwards says that to obscure the fact that the vehicles were stolen, Narh-Martey conspired with others to change VIN numbers so that the cars could be rented out. The stolen vehicles were reported from across the country, ranging from Charlotte to Chicago, but none of them were from Georgia.
Edwards says others could also face charges, but no one else has been arrested yet.
The professional fallout was swift. Emory Healthcare confirmed that Narh-Martey is not employed by them, stating he is a private practice physician and that at the time of the arrest he was not practicing at Emory Hospital Warner Robins or Emory Hospital Perry. His page on the Warner Robins medical centre's website was removed following the charges.
The Middle Georgia Surgical Institute website described Narh-Martey's approach to medicine as centred on trust, empathy and open communication. He is, according to the same site, board certified and trained at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.
None of that stopped a tag office clerk from spotting a VIN that did not exist.
Narh-Martey remains in Houston County Jail. The investigation is ongoing.
Sources: WGXA News · 13WMAZ · Carscoops · Black Enterprise