On Saturday, the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office received national accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) at its Fall Conference in Miami, Florida.

During the Commission hearing, Sheriff Roundtree answered questions from Commissioner Julie Righter-Dove regarding the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office Recruitment Plan, Physical Fitness program, CHAMPS program, the “ No One Wins – Stop Gun Violence Now “ program and proactive policing.

The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office will be nationally accredited for a period of four years and will undergo re-accreditation in the fall of 2019. Sheriff Roundtree said he would like to thank all of the members of the RCSO and the community who worked tirelessly to achieve this prestigious recognition of law enforcement excellence.

PHOTO CAPTION: From left to right are CALEA Executive Director Craig Hartley, Sheriff Richard Roundtree, Chief Deputy Patrick Clayton, Lieutenant Charles Mitchell, Corporal Michelle Thomas, Captain Bill Probus and CALEA Commission President Richard Myers.

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A man grabbed a Richmond County Sheriff’s deputy’s Taser and fired it twice early Sunday morning as he fought against the officer in the parking lot of the Washington Road Waffle House.
John Wesley Hodges, 44, of the 1600 of Jonathan Place, Hephzibah, was arrested and charged with felony obstruction of an officer, a sheriff’s report said.

The trouble started when a friend of Hodges’ broke a sink off the wall in the ladies’ bathroom at about 3 a.m. The deputy working special duty went to talk to the man. Hodges kept getting between the deputy and the sink destroyer, pushing the man toward his car and telling him to leave.

The deputy asked Hodges to stop and to go to his car, but he wouldn’t listen so the deputy arrested him and ordered him to put his hands behind his back. Hodges refused and the deputy took him to the ground. Hodges shoved his hands and arms under his body and fought against the deputy even after he was drive stunned with the Taser, the report said.

The deputy got Hodges’ hands out from under him and  put his Taser on the ground next to him so he could cuff Hodges. The man grabbed the Taser and the deputy’s hand. Hodges then fired the Taser twice, discharging both the cartridges into the parking lot, the report said.

Another deputy arrived, and Tasered Hodges and he was cuffed. The arresting deputy was injured during the struggle, receiving cuts and scratches to his left arm, elbow, jaw and right leg, the report said.

Meanwhile, another man interfered with deputies as Hodges was arrested. Jason Banks, 33, of the 2900 block of Avalon Court, Hephzibah, was told to back off repeatedly. He ended up charged with disorderly conduct, the report said.

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An employee of a residential cleaning service was charged last Tuesday with stealing cash from an Evans client, authorities say.

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Tisa Marie Cullum, 52, was charged with theft by taking.

The victim said he hires Cullum and her sister to clean his home every two weeks. On Sept. 24, he noticed that the pile of mail in a kitchen basket had been rearranged and a scratch-off lottery ticket was missing. He also went upstairs into his son’s closet and discovered $420 cash and a Target gift card missing from a clear plastic piggy bank.

The victim terminated the cleaning ladies and filed a sheriff’s report.

Cullum was arrested after an investigation.

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An Aiken man who tried to rob a couple in a Craigslist car scam ended up dead Wednesday when one of the victims pulled a gun and shot him, authorities said.

Frank Frazier Jr, 23 (pictured at right and above), was killed in the middle of the attempted robbery at 1 p.m. Wednesday during the meet-up at 105 Willis Hill Road in Aiken. A second would-be robber fled and was described as a black male wearing a grey hooded sweat shirt fleeing the scene on foot on Willis Hill Road.

According to Coroner Tim Carlton, a couple from Anderson came to Aiken to purchase a vehicle that they had seen advertised on Craigslist. When they attempted to purchase the vehicle, Frazier and another male pulled their guns and attempted to rob the couple.

“The (girlfriend) then drew her weapon and shot the decedent dead while the other suspect fled,” Carlton said in a press release.

Sheriff’s investigators say the female victim drew her own weapon and fired at Frazier while Frazier was pointing his weapon at her boyfriend.

“The victims got back into their vehicle, called 911 and went to SC Hwy 19 and waited for deputies,” sheriff’s Capt. Eric Abdullah said. “This is an ongoing investigation and information will be released as it becomes available.”

Frazier has previous arrests for burglary and marijuana possession, although prosecutors dropped the 2011 burglary charge before it went to trial. He was found guilty on the marijuana charge.

If you have any information on the second robber’s identity or whereabouts, please call the sheriff’s office at 803-648-6811.

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An Augusta man was charged with picking up a 15-year-old girl in the middle of the night and having sex with her, authorities said.

Dontrez Terez Freeman, 23, of Winchester Court, Augusta, was charged Monday with one count of non-aggravated child molestation.

The girl’s foster mother called police at 1:45 in the morning and said the juvenile had snuck out of the house Sunday night. The girl confessed that Freeman had picked her up, taken her to his home and had sex with her, a sheriff’s report says. Te teen returned home at 12:30 a.m. Monday.

When the foster mother looked through the girl’s cell phone, she realized the juvenile had given the suspect her address and planned out a sexual encounter with the older man. They also exchanged nude photos, the report says.

A sheriff’s investigator took the girl to GRU Hospital, where the girl was examined. Child Protective Services was also notified. The foster mother said she has only had custody of the girl for two weeks.

Authorities picked up Freeman and arrested him. He was held in the Richmond County Jail under no bond.

A Facebook page for the suspect shows Freeman posing with a baby, who he identifies as his child.

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An Augusta man was shot dead in Beech Island on Monday afternoon.

Quincy Bernard Brigham, 40 (pictured), was shot several times and was found dead at 252 Church Road in Beech Island, according to Aiken County Coroner Tim Carlton. The shooting was first reported at 4:50 p.m. Monday and appears to be drug-related.

Deputies arrived to find Brigham dead and another man who “indicated that he was involved in the incident,” sheriff’s Capt. Eric Abdullah said. “(He) is being questioned by investigators. Preliminary information from the investigation revealed that the shooting has indicators that it is drug-related. It is too early in the investigation to determine if charges are forthcoming.”

The second man’s identity was not released.

Brigham has at least two felony drug convictions in Richmond County and was given probation in both cases. He was convicted of dealing cocaine in 2006 and was sentenced to eight years of probation. In 2013, Brigham was charged with trafficking cocaine and pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in return for a sentence of 12 years of probation.

In 2011, Brigham was charged with driving drunk on a suspended license. He was given 30 days in jail as well as probation and community service in that case.

Stay tuned…

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A Martinez woman lost some of her fingernails in a violent struggle with her boyfriend last week inside her home, according to a sheriff’s report.

Sean Rewis, 38, was charged with simple battery in the Nov. 24th assault.

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According to the victim, the couple was arguing when Rewis began hitting his girlfriend in the behind with a belt.

“She was pushed to the ground in the living room,” a sheriff’s report says. “(She) was trying to get away from Mr. Rewis but he was over her, pushing her face into the ground. She stated he was choking her with his hands around her neck.”

The victim said Rewis told her to “shut the f*** up, and to stop screaming because she would get the cops called,” the report says.

The victim also claims Rewis threatened to kill her. She admitted that she bit Rewis on his chest and on his arm but said it was to get away from him. She also used her nails to scratch at Rewis and lost some of her nails. She escaped the home and got a neighbor to call 911.

Rewis was found at his estranged wife`s home. He claimed the victim was being aggressive with him in the fight. Officers determined he was the primary aggressor and arrested him.

SAME MAN JAILED IN AIKEN FOR DRUNKENNESS: Sean Rewis is the same man charged last month with public drunkenness/disorderly conduct in Aiken after accusations at Hotel Aiken of harassing customers.

A female employee told Aiken police on Nov. 7 that she wanted Rewis placed on trespass notice. An officer found Rewis “highly intoxicated” and “unsteady on his feet,” a report says.

When police asked for his name, he kept saying “Master,” but would not give his correct name, a report says. After becoming loud and boisterous, he was arrested. He refused to get into a police vehicle, but officers were able to get him into one, a report says.

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An arrest has been made in the summer rape of an Augusta woman who was attacked while walking on a lonely trail near Kmart on Gordon Highway.

Carlos Rodrecus Grace, 31, has been charged with rape in the Aug. 13th attack.

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It was 8 a.m. on a Thursday morning when the 43-year-old woman was walking the trail behind Bussey’s Auto Glass on Gordon Highway. Here is the woman’s account to deputies of what happened:

The suspect approached her from behind on a bicycle and started talking to her. “What’s a pretty lady like you doing walking the woods alone?” he asked. Being a friendly woman, she told him about her past relationships and how she was trying to get off drugs.

Grace mentioned that he had just got out of a bad relationship as well. The victim went to light a cigarette and the suspect showed her the handle of a gun. The man got off his bicycle, grabbed her around the neck with his right hand and threw her to the ground.

The victim started screaming because she was afraid he was going to rape her.

“Are you going to kill me?” she asked him.

“If you don’t give me what I want, I might kill you,” he reportedly said.

The suspect then raped the woman. After he was done, the woman got up and ran out of the woods and onto the side of Boost Mobile. She ran across Gordon Highway to the Waffle House, where she was able to call 911 for help.

The victim said the rapist ran across Gordon Highway through the Kmart parking lot.

Deputies found the suspect and chased him to an abandoned apartment behind Haynie Drive, according to the sheriff’s report. At the time, Grace was only charged with obstruction and criminal trespassing. Investigators sent off forensic evidence in the rape case and it returned in November, leading to last week’s arrest of Grace on a felony rape charge.

Grace is a repeat offender with a history of simple battery and family violence. He also has convictions for forgery, harassing phone calls, and criminal trespassing. He spent a month in jail this year after pleading down a battery case.

In an interesting twist, Grace is the same man who was allegedly attacked by his drunk girlfriend in June when he refused to have sex with her. The arrest of Tabatha Lee Grooms (pictured) was a story that spread internationally because of the woman’s sad mugshot. (Original story here: http://augustacrime.com/augusta-woman-attacks-boyfriend-for-refusing-sex/ )

Grace remains in the Richmond County Jail under no bond.

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An Evans woman has been arrested for felony obstruction after fighting with five Richmond County deputies and falling head-first into the pavement as they tried to put her in leg irons.

Lauren Comtois, 29, required five stitches at University Hospital on Saturday night after falling out of a patrol car as five officers tried to stop her from kicking.

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Comtois’ mother, Monique Woods of Augusta, initially called the sheriff’s office for help on Saturday night (Nov. 28) since her daughter was drunk and causing problems at her home on Crane Ferry Road.

According to a sheriff’s report, Deputy Kenneth Atterton put Comtois in a patrol car to settle her down. When he released her, she started a fight with Deputy James Prior, who had just arrived to help.

Comtois was vulgar, threatened to kick the deputy’s a** and then slapped the officer in the face. The two deputies went to arrest Comtois, but she kicked Deputy Prior in his left eye, the report says.

Three other officers arrived as Comtois began kicking the windows of the patrol car. So they worked together to put the young woman in leg irons, but Comtois kept resisting and kicking.

“Ms. Comtois fell out of the rear seat while resisting and obtained a laceration to her left eye just below the eyebrow when her head hit the pavement next to the patrol car,” Deputy Prior said.

She was taken to jail but then to the hospital where she received five stitches before being returned to jail.

The Jail Report spoke to Comtois’ mother, who said her daughter is a good person who has been struggling with the death of her father four months ago. Comtois got drunk and Woods had to call the sheriff’s office.

Woods said the first officer had everything under control until Deputy Prior arrived and caused her daughter to get upset at the prospect of going to jail. Woods said she believes the officers were not careful with her daughter and pulled her too far out of the patrol car in handcuffs, allowing her head to slam onto the pavement. Woods said the impact knocked her daughter unconscious.

Comtois (pictured at right from Facebook) has been released from jail, but she could not be reached for comment.

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DNA evidence has tied a local man to a 1990 homicide in North Augusta.

Vincent Maurice Hampton, 44, has been charged with murder in the slaying of Gloria Dickinson. The victim was also 44 when she was found strangled in Room 11 of the Downtown Motel on the 100 block of Georgia Avenue on Oct. 30, 1990.

In April of this year, North Augusta Public Safety received notification from SLED that there had been a CODIS DNA hit on the cold case linking Hampton to the victim.  Detectives discovered that Hampton was jailed in the Richmond County Detention Center on simple battery charges. He also had been convicted in 2014 of aggravated assault, weapon possession and terroristic threats, but he only got probation.

Hampton fought extradition back to South Carolina after he was linked to the murder through DNA, but he was eventually released from Georgia and transferred to North Augusta.  On Thursday, he was booked and transported to the Aiken County Detention Center.

“It’s important to point out that the key piece of DNA evidence left behind at the scene of the crime that eventually led authorities to Hampton had not yet been discovered,” NADPS Lt. Tim Thornton said in a press release. “It is a tool that has proven itself time and time again to be crucial for successful prosecution.  Law enforcement personnel are encouraged about the potential resolution of other cold cases where scientific methods have yet to be discovered.”

Hampton has been in the Aiken County Jail before with a 2011 arrest for DUI and open container.

The Jail Report featured Hampton over the summer for an assault on his daughter. In that case, authorities say he had been drinking and assaulted his teenage daughter at a family party in Augusta. A sheriff’s report says he grabbed the girl by the arm and when she snatched it away, he grabbed her harder and slammed her into a car door.  The girl had bruises on her right arm and her back. She also had scratches on her back and she had a knot on the back of her head, the report said.

A deputy spoke with Hampton on the phone to meet with him about that assault, but Hampton said no and that the officers would have to find him, the report said. They found him a few weeks later.

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A Hephzibah man who shot his wife to death in front of her children and then left the home has been caught in Wilkes County, authorities said.

Robert Francis Ware, 47, has been charged with murder in Sunday night’s shooting of wife Michelle Ware (right picture) inside their home at 4540 Pineview Lane, authorities said. She was shot in the head and died at the scene while her children were there, sheriff’s Sgt. Monica Belser said in a press release.

“The victim’s children implicated Michelle Ware’s husband as the suspect,” Sgt. Belser said.

A police bulletin was put out for Robert Ware and the vehicle he was driving, including an alert that he had connections to the Athens area.

“A Georgia State Patrol Trooper observed Robert Ware’s vehicle in Wilkes County and stopped the vehicle and detained Robert Ware,” Sgt. Belser said.

The suspect (shown at right in a Facebook picture) was driven back to Richmond County and charged with murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and misdemeanor cruelty to children.

“This incident is believed to be domestic in nature and involved an ongoing argument over issues affecting the marriage,” Sgt. Belser said.

According to a Facebook page for the victim, the couple had been married for four years. Michelle Ware was 39.

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A man and woman were found dead at a Jackson residence Tusday and authorities were hunting for armed suspects driving the victims’ stolen vehicle.

Authorities have not released the victim’s names and no suspects have been caught.

Around 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office responded to 2570 Green Pond Road in the Jackson area for a reported dead body.

“When responding deputies arrived on scene, they found a deceased person in the residence,” sheriff’s Capt. Eric Abdullah said. “They were informed by the 911 caller that she came to check on a co-worker and when she got there she found the person who was deceased.”

When deputies searched the scene, they found another deceased person who was found behind the home.

Investigators and the Aiken County Coroner’s Office were called to the scene to assist with the investigation.

The Sheriff’s Office is also being assisted by South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED).

Preliminary investigation has revealed that the vehicle that is registered to this residence is missing. It is a red in color 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder with a tan top, and bearing SC License # CBL872.

Anyone has any information on the whereabouts of the missing vehicle or information on this investigation, please contact the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office at (803)648-6811 or CRIMSTOPPERS at 1-888-CRIME-SC (www.sccrimestoppers.com)

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A four-year veteran of the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office was arrested Tuesday for simple battery and criminal trespassing under the domestic violence statutes.

Deputy Anthony Bottom from the Road Patrol Division was charged in connection with an incident on Georgetown Drive in Augusta.

At 3:08 p.m. Tuesday, Richmond County deputies responded to the 2500 block of Georgetown Drive for a domestic violence call. After an investigation, Deputy Bottom was arrested.

Deputy Bottom has been employed with the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office since September 2011 and is currently assigned to the Road Patrol Division.

According to Sgt. Monica Belser, the deputy has been placed on administrative leave until further notice.

No other details of the crime were released Tuesday night.

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The Jackson couple found dead in their home have been identified as 70-year-old Sandra L. Cochran and 74-year-old Louis “Baker” Cochran of the Green Pond Road, the coroner said.

The victims were found dead at a Jackson residence Tuesday and authorities were hunting for armed suspects driving the victims’ stolen vehicle. “The pair appeared to have died from multiple gun shot wounds,” Coroner Tim Carlton said.

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Around 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office responded to 2570 Green Pond Road in the Jackson area for a reported dead body.

“When responding deputies arrived on scene, they found a deceased person in the residence,” sheriff’s Capt. Eric Abdullah said. “They were informed by the 911 caller that she came to check on a co-worker and when she got there she found the person who was deceased.”

When deputies searched the scene, they found another deceased person who was found behind the home and the victim’s car missing. It is a red in color 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder with a tan top, and bearing SC License # CBL872.

A neighbor posted this on our Facebook page on Tuesday: “He was a teacher and she was disabled. They own horses.”

The neighbor said the couple were known to decorate at Christmas: “They always had a nice manger scene. Really sweet couple.”

Johnna Olson sent us this 1999 wedding photo of the Cochrans.

“Sandy and Baker Cochran were very sweet, loving couple,” she told us. “All my children and myself were in their wedding. Sandy loved her animals with everything she had. Caring deeply for their well being. Baker was a hard worker and relished the ability to share his knowledge with young people. My heart is broken and sadden deeply. RIP my dear friends, you will be missed.”

Anyone has any information on the whereabouts of the missing vehicle or information on this investigation, please contact the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office at (803)648-6811 or CRIMSTOPPERS at 1-888-CRIME-SC (www.sccrimestoppers.com)

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If you run from a Richmond County deputy, you may get tasered.  And when you get tasered, your face may not like it.

Ask Raymont Everett.

Authorities say the Augusta man was a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped last Friday for suspended registration. Everett wasn’t wearing his seat belt and gave Deputy Joshua Cunningham a fake name when the deputy asked his identity, a sheriff’s report says.

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The officer handcuffed the man and started walking him to a patrol car in an attempt to obtain his identity.

“Mr. Everett fled on foot while handcuffed,” the deputy wrote in his report. “Mr. Everett continued in the direction of Wrightsboro Road in heavy traffic at which time I deployeed my Taser.”

Everett, 21, of Thomas Lane, was struck by the Taser in the right upper arm and right rear of his thigh. The suspect fell to the ground and was taken into custody.

The face-plant – while handcuffed – caused several cuts to Everett’s face and he required treatment from paramedics. His injuries were so bad, the jail’s nursing staff wouldn’t accept him into the detention center until he went to GRU hospital, a report says.

Later, Everett was booked on charges of obstruction and giving false information to police.  A body cam recording captured the whole incident, a sheriff’s report says.

A background check shows Everett was sentenced this year to five years of probation after he was convicted of several counts of forgery.

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After first refusing to release an incident report on a deputy’s domestic violence arrest, the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office has now revealed that Deputy Anthony Bottom was accused of head-butting his ex-wife on Tuesday.

The deputy was arrested for simple battery and trespassing in the incident at his ex-wife’s home on Georgetown Drive in Augusta. He was also placed on administrative leave.

According to the sheriff’s report, Bottom insisted on going to the victim’s home at 3 p.m. Tuesday to check on his children even though his wife texted him not to come while the children were there. Bottom rang her doorbell and began yelling when she answered the door. She told him to leave and he didn’t.

“She opened the door and unlocked the screen, again telling him to leave and come back another day,” a sheriff’s report says. “He then pushed himself into the residence and got face to face with her. She stated she again told him to leave. The victim stated at this time, Mr. Bottom head-butted her in the left eye.”

The victim told Bottoms that he had head-butted her. He replied, “I didn’t put my hands on you.” And he then walked back to his truck. Both Bottom and his ex-wife called the sheriff’s office.

Responding deputies found the victim with redness in the whites of her left eye with swelling to the upper eyelid. Bottom said his ex-wife had not allowed him to see his three children in several weeks and he was checking to see if they were OK. Deputies arrested Bottom and took him to jail.

The details come from a sheriff’s report that was released Thursday. The RCSO Public Information Office initially declined to provide the report to local media. A spokeswoman said domestic violence reports were not releasable until after it had been resolved in court.

But press attorney David Hudson said the Georgia Open Record laws provides for release of reports after an arrest has been made. The Jail Report has written dozens of stories about domestic violence arrests with the help of incident reports that were released by the sheriff’s office.

After being challenged on the law, the sheriff’s office emailed the report on Thursday.

“We are not sure why the report wasn’t released in a more timely fashion but are thankful the sheriff’s office did provide it today,” Jail Report Publisher Greg Rickabaugh said Thursday. “The PIO department has been very helpful and professional with the release of information in most every other circumstance.”

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An Augusta man was fatally shot Thursday afternoon in the Teleperformance parking lot near the mall and authorities are reportedly hunting three suspects.

A 1999 Ford Crown Victoria they were searching for has been found, but no other details were released.

Randy Ramos, 29 (pictured), was shot once and was pronounced dead at GRU Hospital at 6:13 p.m Thursday, Coroner Mark Bowen said in a press release. Co-workers of Ramos say he was a great supervisor at Teleperformance and had one son.

Earlier, authorities were aggressively searching for this 1999 Ford Crown Victoria. They would not say where it was found and said no other information was being released Thursday night. No suspect description was released.

Check back here for updates.

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The Richmond County Sheriff’s office inadvertently released probationer Gregory Self (pictured) from the jail Thursday night and are trying to track him down.

It’s the second inmate the jail has mistakenly released in the last two months. The last one was a suspect wanted for murder who remained free for over a month.

In the most recent case, authorities say Self was committed to the detention center on a probation violation in August. He was driven to court Thursday to appear on a criminal trespass charge and was sentenced to 90 days for the offense.

Self, who is a trustee, would have been released on Jan. 23. But after Self’s return to jail, his sentence was miscalculated, leading to his inadvertent release, sheriff’s Lt. Allan Rollins said in a press release.

“The Sheriff’s Office is actively seeking Gregory Self to return him to the Detention Center to complete the short amount of time left on his sentence,” Lt. Rollins said.

In the previous case, an individual identifying himself as Alphonso Bray was booked into the Richmond County Jail for a local charge of disorderly conduct which did not require fingerprinting. The subject was freed on a cash bond.

“As he was exiting the jail on October 31, he was required to submit to a fingerprint scan, and the fingerprint scan came back identifying him as Terrance Brown, an individual wanted in Burke County for a Grand Jury arrest warrant for murder,” Lt Rollins said at the time. “The booking officers did not notice the discrepancy.”

Brown’s picture (shown at right) appeared in The Jail Report under the Bray alias and family members of Bray identified Brown to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office.

A month later, on Dec. 2, authorities with the U.S. Marshals Service, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, and Wrens Police Department captured Brown and he remains jailed in the Burke County Jail.

After Brown’s mistaken release, the Richmond County Sheriff‘s Office said they were initiating a review of the procedures and an internal investigation into the release.

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