Screen cap of photo of George Brewer, left, with his boyfriend
Following a series of inflammatory comments and social media posts by people claiming to be Aaron Solomon’s sisters and intended to influence criminal proceedings against Angie Solomon, Anglican Watch has identified the confidential informant in the current criminal case against Angie as almost certainly George Brewer. This post discusses who Brewer is, why we believe he is the so-called “confidential informant,” and why his role in this matter causes us concern.
Before we go further, an important note: Neither Angie nor anyone in her family cooperated with this article.
Who is Brewer?
Brewer is a former classmate of Grant Solomon. They attended school together at Grace Christian Academy (GCA), which is affiliated with Grace Chapel in Liepers Fork.
Prior to enrolling at GCA, Brewer had a troubled history, including a stint in a wilderness treatment program.
Many of Brewer’s issues appear rooted in an alleged history of being sexually abused as a child. Subsequently, he was adopted and brought to the United States by conservative, Christian parents.
Our research indicates that, over the years, Brewer has struggled with major mental health issues, including what appears to be periodic disassociative episodes, suicidal ideation, fear of physical contact, and more. Additionally, he undoubtedly has struggled as a gay male in an environment that treats same-sex attractions as inherently sinful.
Brewer’s challenges are compounded by a criminal history, including convictions for battery, DUI, parole violation, and more. He also has been charged with harassing Amy Curle, a teacher at GCS, although we believe these charges were bogus and motivated by animus on Curle’s part. (Full disclosure: Anglican Watch assisted Brewer with legal fees after the Curle incident.)
Not surprisingly, Brewer’s employment record is spotty at best. Marked by a series of brief stays at low-paying positions, Brewer appears to lack a coherent plan to grow his career, despite being intelligent, skilled at social media, and a talented musician.
Brewer’s ties to Angie, Grant, and Gracie
In recent years, Brewer came to be friends with Angie and Gracie, both of whom have tried to help him and provide him love and encouragement.
Indeed, since Grant’s death, Brewer became a regular fixture at Angie’s apartment, despite sporadic misgivings on her part about some of his conduct. Similarly, Gracie was, for a long time, friends with Brewer.
Yet, even early on, others were troubled by George’s presence in Angie’s life, telling Anglican Watch that he appeared to play on Angie’s love for Grant via statements like, “Grant was the only person who was kind to me.”
Meanwhile, former GCA students have described Brewer to us as “weird,” “creepy,” and “manipulative.”
Be that as it may, many in Angie and Grant’s circle have tried to help Brewer, including Grant’s girlfriend, who helped him get a job at her family’s business.
Despite these kindnesses, Brewer began to display unsettling behavior in the months prior to Angie’s arrest for allegedly trying to kill her ex, Aaron. Indeed, numerous people complained that Brewer suddenly became angry, controlling, and hostile towards Angie, with no obvious reason for this change.
Was the issue mental illness? Or perhaps due to manipulation by Aaron?
We don’t know.
We do believe, however, that in the run-up to Angie’s arrest, Brewer may have told her that he had a “solution” to the suffering she allegedly had experienced from Aaron, and her concern about Gracie’s well-being. We also have received unconfirmed reports that Brewer told Angie, “There’s someone I’d like you to meet.”
If the latter sounds like something out of a compendium of famous last words, you’re right.
Indeed, we are told by third parties that the person Brewer wanted Angie to meet was the undercover police officer involved in her arrest.
Of course, that begs the questions:
- Why is Brewer hanging out with undercover police officers?
- Was he part of a scheme, perhaps by Aaron, to entrap Angie?
- Could Brewer have been blackmailed or otherwise induced to lure Angie, a loyal friend to him, into a trap?
We don’t know the answers to these questions.
What we can say is that there’s much in Brewer’s life that could give others leverage over him. Indeed, some have described Brewer as leading a “double life,” in which he appears kindly to friends, but behaves badly when they are not around. And, in our experience, this sort of behavior is not uncommon among alleged victims of child sexual abuse, so these claims seem plausible.
We also know that there’s an ugly wrinkle to all of this: Brewer, before coming out as gay, allegedly dated the daughter of Sam Johnson, the homophobic jackass who made national headlines after bullying a gay high school couple on their way to the prom.
Even worse, Johnson is widely regarded by folks in the greater Nashville area as Christian nationalist pastor Steve Berger’s enforcer, who allegedly uses threats and intimidation to control members of the church.
And, as if that weren’t bad enough, Johnson is the guy Aaron Solomon brought with him to the scene of Grant Solomon’s fatal incident, which was recorded by Angie.
Something about birds of a feather….
In other words, Brewer has ties that bring him surprisingly close to Aaron Solomon’s ugly circle of fake Christians.
Amy Curle
Another possible issue is Brewer’s run-in with Amy Curle, the former guidance counselor from GCA.
While we have zero respect for Curle, including over her refusal to fulfill her obligations as a mandated reporter of child abuse (after all, she knows better, according to her), we wonder whether the criminal charges Curle brought against Brewer provided an opening for outside influence.
Specifically, we know that area police were actually stalking Brewer, leaving their jurisdiction to follow him around in public in a police cruiser. Moreover, Brewer was terrified of possibly landing in prison again.
Did Aaron or someone use this situation to compromise Brewer?
We’ll likely never know, but the timing loosely correlates with the circumstances of Angie’s arrest.
Other issues
There are some additional concerning factors when it comes to Brewer.
For example, he appears to have access to cash inconsistent with a series of low-level jobs. For example, at one point, he was working for a power washing company, yet had the means to acquire a BMW.
Nor does it appear that Brewer’s boyfriend shares expenses with him.
Further, unconfirmed reports suggest that, about the time of Angie’s arrest, Brewer appears to have acquired yet another vehicle.
Again, to be clear, we have no inside information about these issues. But they raise troubling questions that simply do not pass the sniff test.
Aaron’s sisters spill the beans
So how did we conclude that Brewer was the confidential informant?
For starters, the recording of the confidential informant that was played at one of Angie’s hearings, although muffled and distorted, sounded very much like Brewer.
But of greater significance were comments, allegedly by Aaron’s sisters, in which they:
- Made disparaging, inflammatory comments about Angie, her mental health, and her suitability to continue as a pharmacist. These comments, both here on Anglican Watch and elsewhere, were facially obvious efforts to influence the outcome of the criminal case against Angie. As such, if these comments are not prohibited by a pretrial gag order, they are, at a minimum, profoundly unethical and should be investigated by law enforcement.
- Gloated to Angie that the confidential informant was “one of yours.” That results in a very small pool of candidates, since there were few people close to Angie following Grant’s death. Moreover, those with the details about the confidential informant would comprise a limited group, extending only to Aaron and others immediately involved in the case. Thus, the source would almost certainly have been Aaron himself, and Aaron’s purported sisters would therefore, by definition, be genuine, versus random internet trolls,
Thus, when we consider Brewer’s bizarre behavior prior to Angie’s arrest, the fact that Angie trusted and gave access only to a very small number of people, Brewer’s history of mental illness and criminal conduct, and his unexplained ability to make big-ticket purchases, plus the efforts by Aaron’s sisters to prejudice the criminal proceedings against Angie, it’s not difficult to conclude that he’s the culprit.
But why?
Of course, all of that begs the question: What kind of horse’s ass sets a friend up like this? Indeed, most of us, if we knew a friend were considering something so ill-advised as hiring a hitman (or someone they believed to be a hitman), would move heaven and earth to dissuade them from doing so—especially if that friend had experienced the trauma that Angie has been through.
We don’t know the answers to this question. And while we have a damned thick hide after a decade covering church abuse, we’re probably happier not not knowing what may have led Brewer to actively betray a friend.
A caution
Again, we don’t know if Brewer is working with Aaron.
But as we’ve previously posted, we caution anyone who chooses to get involved with Aaron that the end result is not likely to be good. Aaron has, we believe, an alarming disregard for the welfare of others, a propensity for evil conduct, and an ability to charm, manipulate, and bully others to achieve his ends.
And to be clear: Aaron’s social media and social circles are replete with Christian nationalists and dominionists who have no qualms about violence and other despicable behavior. Nor do they have any use for an openly gay male who lacks stereotypical attributes of masculinity.
In short, if Brewer indeed is working with Aaron, we strongly suspect he will come to regret his choice.
In the meantime, all we can say is: With friends like Brewer, who needs enemies?
I have no words except…damn.that is SO messed up!