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Former High School Quarterback Dies in Aiken County Shooting
A former quarterback for Ridge Spring-Monetta High School was shot Thursday night in rural Aiken County and died after a desperate effort by his family to get him help. Remedee Jennings-Leaphart, 21,...
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Fatal Home Shooting in Augusta Leaves One Dead, Another Wounded
An Augusta man was fatally shot inside his home early Saturday, marking the county’s fourth homicide this year. The man was shot at least one time inside his residence on the 1900 block of Higdon...
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Shooting in Augusta Home Leaves One Dead, Another Wounded
An Augusta man was fatally shot inside his home early Saturday, marking the county’s fourth homicide this year. Davonta Lamar McCloud, 30, was shot at least one time inside his residence on the 1900...
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Augusta Teen Stabs Mom Repeatedly for Delayed Dinner
A hungry Augusta teen is accused of stabbing his mother in the face and body Friday for refusing to make him a meal fast enough, authorities said. Davion Pinkston, 17, asked his mother to make him...
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Moped Rider Killed in Augusta Hit-and-Run, Investigators Searching for Vehicle
A 65-year-old Augusta man was fatally struck Sunday night by a vehicle while riding a moped in a hit-and-run incident. Duane Rutledge was hit from behind by an unknown vehicle around 9:30 p.m. near the...
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Augusta Teen Charged as Getaway Driver in Weekend Murder; Shooter Still...
An Augusta teen has been charged with murder in connection to a deadly shooting that took place over the weekend on Higdon Street. Ja’Vyion Dae’Quan Johnson, 19, is accused of acting as the getaway...
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Lincoln County Commissioner Arrested for Child Molestation, Immediately Bonds...
Lincoln County Commissioner Cooper Cliatt was arrested Tuesday on two counts of child molestation and has already been released on bond, authorities said Wednesday. The arrest comes after a grand jury...
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Manhunt Ends for Augusta Man Accused of Killing Pregnant Woman & Shooting...
Shawn Antonio Walker, a 44-year-old Augusta man wanted in connection with a 2023 murder of a woman and her unborn child, was arrested Wednesday afternoon by members of the Southeastern U.S. Marshals...
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Man Wanted in 2024 Augusta Murder Apprehended After Vehicle Crash
A man wanted in connection with a 2024 homicide was arrested on Wednesday afternoon after a high-speed chase that ended in a crash on Washington Road near the Bobby Jones Expressway. Tracy Martin, 18,...
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Richmond County Task Force Makes Second Arrest in 2024 Augusta Homicide
A suspect in the July 2024 murder of 54-year-old Argie Jones has been arrested after a standoff in Moultrie, Georgia. Jaden Polite, 24, was taken into custody Thursday evening following a joint effort...
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