A police officer caught an underage girl having car sex with an older teen last weekend outside North Augusta High School, according to a police report.

The girl, 15, confessed that she just met the 19-year-old teen online and wanted to have sex with him. A public safety report spells out the details of what happened when police Cpl. Louis Cook found the teens half-naked at 1:45 a.m. Sunday:

The blue Chevrolet Impala was parked behind a school bus and the woodbine in a gravel parking lot next to North Augusta High School. The driver, identified as 19-year-old Davion Turner of Laurens, attempted to start the car when he saw the patrol car approaching, a report says.

Cpl. Cook called for additional officers and he joined two officers in approaching the car. By this time, Turner was in the driver’s seat and the girl was in the back seat with her bra off. A used condom along with clothes were lying on the floorboard, a report says.

Turner told police that he met the North Augusta girl through mutual friends on Instagram and had talked with her for only a month. Their sexual encounter Sunday was the first time they met, he said.

Turner (shown at right from Facebook) claimed the girl called him and told him to come to North Augusta because “she was having some issues with her parents and people at school,” the report says.

So Turner drove from Laurens in the middle of the night, picked up the girl and drove her to the school parking lot. That’s where talking changed to kissing, and then the girl took off her shirt and bra, the report says.

“The subject stated he did feel uneasy about the encounter and stopped it but not before touching her … ,” the report says.

When police interviewed the girl, she confessed that she wanted to have sex with Turner and called him to meet her.  She said they messed around but Turner did not have sex with her.

Police called the girl’s mother, who took the girl to the hospital for a physical evaluation, the report says.

Turner was charged with criminal sexual conduct with a minor in the third-degree and booked into the Aiken County Jail.

The teen has since been released and has already begun posting more photos on his Instagram account (right), including one with him and friends attending the USC-LSU basketball game this week.

This was not Turner’s first arrest. He was arrested Oct. 13 for allegedly bringing a BB pistol onto campus at Laurens High School. A police report says he and a LHS student allegedly shot at a football player’s vehicle in the parking lot and caused a back window to shatter. A charge of “weapon possession on school property” is pending in that case.

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An Augusta man was fatally shot near the Waffle House parking lot early Tuesday, authorities said.

Terrance Terrell Baker, known as “Tezzy” to friends, was found shot about 5:20 a.m. Tuesday on the 3400 block of Wrightsboro Road in Augusta.  Baker was shot at least one time, Coroner Mark Bowen said in a press release.

“(He) was observed deceased just outside of his vehicle from an apparent gunshot wound,” sheriff’s Sgt. Michael Shane McDaniel Sr. said in a press release. “There is no suspect information at this time.”

Baker was 26 years old and lived on Cameron Drive, authorities said. His body will be taken to the GBI Atlanta Lab for an autopsy Tuesday.

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Three men have been charged with murder in the death of a n Augusta man who was found shot to death early Tuesday near Waffle House on Wrightsboro Road.

Elijah Washington, Brandon Carter and Shawncy Barrett are facing charges of murder and other offenses in the shooting death of 26-year-old Terrance “Tezzy” Baker (pictured at right).

Authorities refused to discuss a possible motive in the case, leaving the public to only guess at the cause of deadly violence in the Augusta area.

The victim was found shot about 5:20 a.m. Tuesday on the 3400 block of Wrightsboro Road in Augusta.  Baker was shot at least one time, Coroner Mark Bowen said in a press release.

“(He) was observed deceased just outside of his vehicle from an apparent gunshot wound,” sheriff’s Sgt. Michael Shane McDaniel Sr. said in a press release.

Complete Charges:

• Elijah Washington, 35, of Thomas Lane, Augusta, is being charged with Armed Robbery, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime, Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, and Murder. (Elijah Washington has previous convictions for battery and cocaine possession, resulting in some prison time, according to an online case management website operated by Richmond County.)
• Brandon Carter, 20, of Thomas Lane, Augusta, is being charged with Armed Robbery, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime, Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, and Murder. (He has a 2014 conviction for burglary that earned him five years of probation, according to an online case management website operated by Richmond County government officials.)
• Shawncy Barrett, 24, who is described as homeless, is being charged with Armed Robbery, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime, and Murder. (He has a conviction for criminal trespass.)

Note: The mugshots shown here are from previous arrests. The current mugshots were not immediately available.

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Who are these four people?

The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office is seeking assistance in identifying these four suspects  who are wanted for the theft of a wallet from the Evans Walmart on Monday.

If you can assist please contact the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office at 706-541-2800.

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An Augusta man is accused of spousal rape Sunday after a violent attack on his wife inside their apartment, according to warrants and arrest information.

Artis Ruben Marshall, 37, of Lumpkin Road, Augusta, was charged with rape and aggravated assault in the incident.

According to warrants, Marshall strangled his wife, placing her in a rear neck choke-hold with his right arm on Sunday inside their Lumpkin Road apartment. She survived the attack.

“(He) placed his left hand over the victim’s mouth causing the victim to be unable to breathe and to lacerate her tongue on both with her teeth,” a warrant says,

In addition, Marshall allegedly raped her, according to a warrant.

Other details were not available since the sheriff’s report was not complete, sheriff’s Lt. Allan Rollins said.

The suspect is being held without bond at the Richmond County Detention Center.

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The coach of a girls’ basketball team in Columbia County was caught with marijuana and a stolen gun in his van at Patriots Park last week, authorities said.

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Coach Matthew Stockton, 43, of Grovetown, admitted that he had just smoked some of the weed before entering the gym around 6 p.m. Tuesday, according to sheriff’s Capt. Andy Shedd.

A 911 caller reported a man smoking weed inside a van at Patriots Park in Grovetown. When deputies arrived, they found Stockton inside and escorted him to his van, which reeked of burnt marijana, Capt. Shedd said. Inside the vehicle, officers found 14 grams of marijuana and a .380-caliber gun that was reported stolen in Columbia County.

“He said that he found it,” Capt. Shedd said about the gun.

Stockton was arrested for marijuana possession and theft by receiving stolen property.

He was released after making bond. On Thursday, he posted a picture on his Facebook page with his girls basketball team, congratulating them on a great 8-0-2 season. The post seems to suggest the coach was back at Patriots Park when he posted the picture, despite his arrest.

Reaction from Parks & Recreation.

Columbia County Parks and Recreation runs national background checks on all potential volunteers who apply to coach in its youth sports programs., according to spokesman John L. Luton.

“Mr. Stockton was cleared to coach after the results of his background check in December 2015 found no criminal history which would disqualify him to volunteer,” Luton said by email. “Upon learning of Mr. Stockton’s recent arrest, he has been removed indefinitely from any current and future volunteer coaching opportunities with Columbia County Parks and Recreation.”

A sheriff’s report says Stockton works with a local tree service.

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An Augusta man touched the butt of an MCG nurse while she was turned to help the man’s mother in a patient room, according to authorities.

“I got my feel for the day,” the man reportedly said.

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Pierce Thompkins, 49, was arrested Feb. 12 after the nurse complained to police with MCG, which is now called Augusta University Medical Center. He was charged with sexual battery in the case.

While the suspect was arrested Feb. 12, the incident occurred a month before on Jan. 14. The report describes a distraught nurse who had gone in to take blood from Thompkins’ mother. The suspect was laying on a couch in the patient room.

“While she was focusing on the patient, Thompkins placed his hand in the divide of her buttock and chuckled,” the report says.

The 50-year-old nurse told officers that she struck the man’s hand away and told him not to touch her like that again.

The suspect was confronted by officers, who said it he accidentally touched her with his elbow when he was moving around, the report says. He said he apologized to the nurse and she continued to work without any issues.

The nurse was told about how to obtain a warrant, and she did.

Editor’s Note: Augusta University police denied The Jail Report’s request for the sexual battery report without explanation, forcing our staff to file an open records request with the university’s Legal Services Division. In a phone call with our reporter, LSD Coordinator Denise Webster said she would take every day allowed by law before releasing the report, and she did, releasing it though her office at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.

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A Belvedere man died Friday night after a shooting at a Clearwater home that was self-inflicted, sheriff’s officials said.

Marquist Fuller, 20 (pictured), was pronounced dead at 10:24 p.m. Friday night at the Augusta University Medical Center.

The shooting made news all day Friday after reports that a man was shot at 1 p.m. at a residence in Clearwater. News outlets later reported that the man was in a car with several people, but authorities say those people were trying to take Fuller to the hospital after the self-inflicting gunshot wound.

Coroner Tim Carlton said he is still working to confirm the cause of death.

“Mr. Fuller died from a gun shot wound to the head,” Carlton said in a press release. “The Coroner’s Office is in the process of gathering information in an effort to determine manner of death. Autopsy is scheduled for Monday morning in Newberry.”

The statement from the sheriff’s Capt. Eric Abdullah:

“We receive the 911 call about 1:02 pm. We responded. Deputies arrived on scene. They found the victim in a vehicle at the end of the driveway with several other individuals. The victim was transported to an area hospital for emergency treatment for an apparent gun shot wound. This incident did occur at 244 Parker Dr. in Clearwater.  Our preliminary investigation shows that this shooting incident was self-inflicted, as indicated by witnesses that were on scene. However we are still investigating this incident.”

Friends of Fuller are remembering him on Facebook and other social media sites.

“You ain’t from north Augusta if you didn’t know Marquist Fuller,” said Deja Cooper. “Boy we had memories growing up. God got you in his hands  you got this.”

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An Uber driver from Augusta was assaulted by a drunk passenger early Saturday in an altercation caught on dash cam video, authorities said.

Video: https://youtu.be/7BcvTjECLjw

James Vautaw, 43, of Martinez (pictured in orange jump suit), was charged with simple battery in the assault on driver Matthew Johnson of Augusta. He was booked into the Columbia County Jail.

The driver went to Bar West on Walton Way Extension around 3 a.m. Saturday to pick up Vautaw. A woman approached and told Johnson that she was paying Uber to take the boozer home. It took friends 15 minutes to get the passenger in the car because of his level of intoxication. The suspect’s friend, Anne Beckman, also rode in the car.

The driver (pictured at right) told authorities that Vautaw was cursing the entire trip to Martinez. Once he arrived, Vautaw struck the driver in the head multiple times, yelling at his friend to run.

“F** this guy!” Vautaw said as he continued pounding the man.

The suspect got out and tried to pull Johnson out of the driver’s seat and Johnson maced the man in self-defense. Johnson was finally able to get back in his vehicle to notify the sheriff’s office, but not before Vautaw struck the driver-side window of the white 2012 Chevrolet Cruze, a sheriff’s report says.

In an interview with The Jail Report, Johnson said he installed dash cam video because of another assault a few months ago that Aiken County authorities didn’t take seriously.

In this case, he is unsure why the man assaulted him, but he has his two guesses. He said the man might have been jealous because girls were talking to him at the bar when he pulled up. He also wonders if Vautaw is a Donald Trump supporter who saw Johnson as anti-government.

“When he did get into the car, the first thing that came out of his mouth – except the cursing and threats – was talking about the government. He said I worked for the government. He just wasn’t making sense,” Johnson said. “He’s probably a Trump supporter. Trump’s big on government fear.”

A sheriff’s report says Vautaw works at Fort Gordon as a contractor.

Johnson said he suffered a cut on the side of his eye but he refused medical treatment. He called The Jail Report because he wants justice in the case and to warn other Uber drivers. Johnson has reportedly driven over 3,000 times.

“I am warning drivers, this could happen,” he said. “And I am letting passengers know this is not acceptable.”

Uber is a transportation network company that allows users all over the world to request private car transportation within minutes, through their smarthphone app. 

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Dylan James Moore really knows how to repay a kindness.

An Augusta woman let Moore, who is a friend of her son’s, spend the night at their Dunham Court residence last Tuesday because he was having trouble at home, a Richmond County Sheriff’s report said.

The next day Moore emptied out the woman’s safe, stealing more than $10,000 worth of antique and rare coins and jewelry, the report said.

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The woman’s son got Moore to admit that he stole the stuff and gave it to a clerk who works at the Sprint Gas Station on Peach Orchard Road. Deputies tracked the woman down and she said Moore had given her the coins and jewelry but she said she didn’t given him any money.

Warrants were sworn out for Moore, but he couldn’t be arrested until Friday because he overdosed, the report said.

Moore, 18, of Hephzibah, was charged with felony theft by taking, the report said.

The coins and jewelry were recovered.

It is unclear how the teen got the black eye shown in his arrest mugshot.

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An Appling man has not been charged after killing his 23-year-old stepson early Thursday during a domestic dispute at their home, authorities said.

Tennis Alexander Milam, 23 (pictured), was armed with a gun at 1:38 a.m. Thursday when he confronted his stepfather about calling 911, and the stepfather pulled his own gun and shot Milam, authorities said.

The stepfather, 46-year-old Anthony Thomas Sherrill, told deputies that he had called 911 because his stepson was in a heated argument with his girlfriend and wouldn’t calm down.

“He was involved in an argument with his girlfriend,” sheriff’s Capt. Butch Askew said. “He was involved in an argument with her that was getting really heated, and the mother tried to intervene and calm them down. His stepfather was in the bedroom the entire time. He called 911 and had armed himself with handgun.”

When Milam found out his stepdad had call 911, he confronted him, and Sherrill shot the young man at the home they share at 5196 North Tubman Road in Appling.

Investigators are continuing their investigation. “But there doesn’t look like at this time there will be any charges filed,” Capt. Askew said.

Dispatchers heard three shots over the phone, according to a sheriff’s report. Milam was found lying on the floor near the front door when deputies arrived. The coroner was then called.

Milam, 23, appeared in The Jail Report last month on a charge of theft by deception in Richmond County. The theft had allegedly occurred last June but he was not arrested until Feb. 20.

Authorities say Milam has a history of domestic disputes with his girlfriend, Amanda Whisenhunt (pictured with him). Last October, a clerk at the Fuel Express in Grovetown saw Milam assaulting his girlfriend while parked at a gas pump, a sheriff’s report says.

A deputy found the woman with redness around her neck and a scratch on her hand. She told authorities that Milam had punched the window on the white Nissan SUV in a rage. In that case, deputies cited Milam for disorderly conduct.

Milam is the grandson of prominent Augusta businessman L.D. Waters.

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Members of the Steel Horsemen Motorcycle gang violently assaulted a biker outside an Augusta bar for hanging out on their turf and wearing the wrong patch, according to authorities.

Adrian Estrada, 43, of Augusta (top photo), and Frederick James “Boogie Man” King Jr., 5o, of Loganville, Ga.(bottom photo, white shirt), were each charged with aggravated battery and unlawful street gang activity in the Feb. 20 assault at the Silver Bullet Lounge on Milledgeville Road.

The bikers are accused of “seriously disfiguring” the face of biker Meisam Shodia by punching him. They also kicked him until he dropped to the ground, where Estrada allegedly kicked the victim in the face with motorcycle boots, according to warrants. Shodia suffered a fractured eye, two cracked teeth, a swollen eye and bruising to the forehead, nose and cheek.

And why did the bikers attack the man? Because he was wearing a Loners Motorcycle Club patch only.

According to a warrant, Estrada is the leader of the Steel Horsemen gang and had previously warned the victim that he could not wear his “Loners” motorcycle club patch without also wearing a “Support Your Local Horsemen patch”.

“Gang members also advised the victim that he did not have permission to wear the vest he was wearing; and that he was on Steel Horsemen turf. The victim was also told that he would be ‘f***ed up’ and that he had taken the wrong route,” the warrant says.

An incident reported filed by the Blythe Police Department says several members of the biker gang were involved in the assault. A witness said he overheard the bikers telling Shodia to “take that f***ing vest off.” Also, the bikers jumped on the motorcycles and fled when deputies responded to a call.

Estrada and King were arrested on warrants on Thursday and remained in the Richmond County Jail on Friday.

According to warrants, the Steel Horsemen Motorcycle Club is classified as a street gang by the FBI.

Estrada owns The Loft on Broad Street in Augusta, according to a report by The Augusta Chronicle.

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An Augusta gang was responsible for a violent drive-by shooting Sunday near Butler High School that injured three people, according to authorities.

Derrick Coleman, 31, (top photo, from left), Tony Williams, 27, and Patrick Hobbs, 26, allegedly participated in criminal street gang activity for the Brim Bloods. They are accused in a Sunday drive-by shooting that was in retaliation against rival gang members of the Crips.

According to warrants, Williams was driving a white Chevy Blazer with the other two suspects in the vehicle when they rode by 2549 Rhodes Drive in Augusta. Coleman, a convicted felon, allegedly opened fire on the home.

The list of injuries include:

• Kyle Kitchens was shot in the upper part of his back.
• Jeremy Toyer was shot in the lower part of his right leg.
• Eugene Walker suffered an eye injury when gunfire struck a parked car and shattered into the victim’s face.
• Deninita Chapman was not struck by bullets but was in the path of the bullets.
• Leasia Wright was not struck by bullets but was in the path of the bullets.

The injured victims were all taken to Augusta University Medical Center for treatment.

The trio are facing five counts each of aggravated assault. Coleman was also charged with unlawful street gang activity and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Coleman has a disturbing criminal record, including a 2006 incident in which he fractured the skull of his 2-month-old daughter. He lied to investigators and said the child had fallen off a bed. Later, he confessed that he had tried to “shake her awake”, according to media reports. He was given probation in that case.

Since then, he’s done anything but behave. In 2012, Coleman was charged with an aggravated assault and two weapon charges. In court, prosecutors agreed to throw out the weapon charges and give him 10 years of probation for the aggravated assault.

Williams has a history of criminal activity that includes fighting cops, abusing his loved ones, stealing from others and trespassing. The most time he has spent for five convictions was 60 days. Probation was given in most of the cases.

Hobbs started his criminal life early when he was caught in 2007 with a weapon at school. He was also charged in that 2012 aggravated assault case with Coleman, but prosecutors later dismissed the charges. But a criminal attempted burglary from in February 2015 got Hobbs just two and half years of probation and no jail time.

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A 2-year-old Augusta girl died Monday night after being taken off life support following a violent assault by her mother’s boyfriend, according to Coroner Mark Bowen.

Jada Mills (pictured) was likely beaten and shaken, suffering head trauma and internal injuries that led her to be hospitalized Sunday afternoon at Augusta University Medical Center. She came into the ER unresponsive. She was taken off life support on Monday and died, the coroner said.

An autopsy is planned for Tuesday or Wednesday in Atlanta to determine what caused the injuries and the cause of death.

“It’s bad to see anybody (die), but when it comes to kids, it’s tough,” the coroner said. “But we have to keep our heads up, and since we’re the voice of the baby, we’ve got to do our best to find out what happened.”

The live-in boyfriend of the girl’s mother, 32-year-old Alex Dale Murray, was already charged with aggravated battery and two counts of child cruelty. With the death, Murray is being charged with murder.

A sheriff’s report indicates the boyfriend lived with the child at 3509 Shady Brook Drive in Augusta. Authorities say he was caring for the girl at the time of the injuries.

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These two guys have some nerve.

The one in the red pants stole three Play Station controllers from the Evans Walmart and ran out of the store.

The one in the camo pants is possibly his lookout because they rode in the same vehicle together, authorities said. The total value of the controllers is $200.

If you recognize them, please call the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office at 706-541-2800.

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A Columbia County woman who was reportedly attacked in 2013 for sleeping with a local teacher’s husband is in trouble with the law.

Valeska Christine Gilson, 32, was stopped for DUI at 2:18 a.m. Sunday on William Few Parkway, authorities said. Deputy Wes Ward also charged her with failure to maintain lane.

She has since been released after posting bond.

Gilson made big news in December 2013 when she was attacked by the wife of a man she was caught sleeping with, according to media reports. In that case, a Lakeside High teacher was arrested for beating Gilson in a bedroom on Summerlin Drive in Evans.

Gilson told deputies that she was sleeping with the teacher’s husband at 4 in the morning when she heard the back door open. The teacher allegedly went into the bedroom and hit Gilson several times in the head and shoulder.

All charges against the teacher were eventually dismissed in the 2013 case.

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An 8-year-old Augusta boy was present Sunday when his mother’s boyfriend violently whipped and punched his 2-year-old sister in a deadly beating, according to new information released Wednesday.

Alex Murray’s senseless assault on little Jada Mills started Sunday when he tried to force-feed the toddler inside the home at 3509 Shady Brook Drive. He then spanked her bottom with a leather belt five or six times within an hour, striking her three to four times each time, according to warrants.

Finally, Murray – who stands 6 feet tall and weighs 160 pounds –  punched the girl twice in the stomach, leaving her struggling to breathe as her older brother watched in horror. She ended up unconscious with injuries to the head and abdominal area, a warrant says. She suffered a brain hemorrhage and a lacerated liver from the assault.

Murray, 32, has been charged with murder, child cruelty and aggravated battery after the girl died Monday following her removal from life support at Augusta University Medical Center.

Meanwhile, friends of the girl’s mother, Tamesha Bussey, have set up a GoFundMe account (https://www.gofundme.com/beautifuljada) to help with funeral expensive and other costs. The fund’s goal is to collect $7,500.

“I love Tamesha dearly, as do all of her coworkers,” wrote Nathan, who set up the account. “I would be ecstatic if we were to raise even more than this amount so that during this time of sorrow, Tamesha won’t have to worry about putting food on the table for her other two children, paying rent, or keeping the lights on.”

A Facebook photo shows Murray in December posing with his girlfriend and her three children during happier times. It’s not clear where the mother was at the time of the beating.

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This man is wanted for questioning for shoplifting at Target stores in Columbia County.

In one case, the Evans Target reported the theft of GoPro cameras from the electronics department on Feb. 27.

If you recognize this man, please call the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office at 706-541-2800.

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This guy was apparently really hungry. On Saturday afternoon, he loaded up a cart with $440 worth of groceries from Kroger store at 4115 Columbia Road in Martinez and tried to roll them right out without paying.

He was stopped in the parking lot by a Kroger employee and he left the groceries there. He ran to a tan dump truck and left the parking lot, according to Columbia County sheriff’s officials.

Then there is this lady.

According to authorities, she is wanted for questioning in the theft of a Galaxy S3 phone from a local Circle K store. The victim went into Circle K’s bathroom and left the phone by accident. This woman was the next person to enter after the victim.

According to authorities, when the clerk checked the bathroom the phone was not there. She is wanted for questioning in the case.

If you recognize these individuals, please call the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office at 706-541-2800.

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