Stolen Necklace From Dying Victim Leads to New Felony Charge
Authorities have formally charged 20-year-old Marquise Walker with theft by taking after investigators determined he stole a necklace from the body of Xavion Wimberly, a 23-year-old hit-and-run victim...
View ArticleMiddle-School Band Teacher Arrested for Having Child Porn on his Phone
Aiken County authorities have arrested a local band teacher for allegedly possessing child porn on his phone. Michael George Poda, 34, of Aiken, was charged Wednesday with five counts of sexual...
View ArticleWoman’s Decomposed Body Found in Aiken County
Aiken County authorities have launched an investigation after a woman’s decomposed body was discovered Wednesday morning in the 200 block of Blackstone Camp Road. According to Aiken County Coroner...
View ArticleMan Shot and Killed Outside Augusta Convenience Store; Suspect in Custody
Richmond County authorities are investigating a deadly shooting that occurred Thursday afternoon outside The One Stop convenience store at 2382 Barton Chapel Road. According to the Richmond County...
View ArticleAugusta Man Wanted for Murder in Shooting Outside Convenience Store
Authorities have identified a suspect in connection to Thursday’s fatal shooting outside the One Stop convenience store on Barton Chapel Road and are now actively searching for him. Camron Jakai Brown,...
View ArticleBody of Beech Island Woman Identified
Authorities have confirmed the identity of a woman found deceased Thursday morning in Beech Island as 39-year-old Delilah M. Quinones, according to the Aiken County Coroner’s Office. Quinones was...
View ArticleAugusta Woman Acquitted in Deadly Parking Dispute Shooting
A Richmond County jury acquitted an Augusta woman Thursday in the 2022 shooting death of her neighbor over a parking dispute. Sarah Raine Preddy, 28, had told authorities that she fired her gun after...
View ArticleInmate Dies After Being Found Unresponsive in Columbia County Jail
A woman being held at the Columbia County Detention Center died Sunday after she was found unresponsive in her cell, according to authorities. Maj. Steve Morris with the Columbia County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleMan’s Suspicious Death Under Investigation on Crawford Avenue in Augusta
A man was found dead early Tuesday morning near the sidewalk outside a vacant lot at 636 Crawford Avenue in Augusta, prompting a joint investigation by the Richmond County Coroner’s Office and the...
View ArticleTwo Arrested in Deadly Shooting Outside Augusta Store
Two suspects are now in custody following the fatal shooting of Raekwon Brinson, 28, outside the One Stop convenience store on Barton Chapel Road last Thursday. Camron Jakai Brown, 20, turned himself...
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