Aiken Man Wanted for Felony DUI
An Aiken man is being sought for felony DUI in a Sept. 6 accident that caused “great bodily injury” to another driver. Aiken police are asking for help in locating 21-year-old Dustin Tre Munoz....
View ArticleMidland Valley Student Arrested for ‘Columbine’ Threat
A Midland Valley High School student learned the hard way that you don’t joke around about school violence. Brian Charles Burr, 17, of Green Acres Park Lane, Warrenville, was arrested Tuesday afternoon...
View ArticleSuspect is Wanted for Martinez Lawn-Mower Scam
Emanuel Bing is up to his old tricks, according to authorities. He allegedly posed as a Lowe’s employee in Martinez and conned a South Carolina man out of $1,200. He was arrested before by the Columbia...
View ArticleAugusta Father Shot to Death on 2nd Ave.; No Suspects
Here is your first look at Anthony “Ant” Walker, the Augusta man who was gunned down early Friday on 2nd Avenue. Walker, 34, was shot on the 1900 block of 2nd Avenue in Augusta and died later at GRU...
View ArticleNorth Augusta Police Seek Help in Bank Fraud Case
The woman shown here is a person of interest connected to Public Safety’s investigation into bank fraud. Anybody with information on her identity is asked to please contact lead detective Cpl. Nelson...
View ArticleGrovetown Man Secretly Records Roommate & Posts Video
CORRECTION BELOW TO SUSPECT’S EMPLOYMENT: A Grovetown man has been charged with secretly recording a female roommate in their shared bathroom, a naked video that he later posted on an overseas porn...
View ArticleConvicted Felon Arrested for Latest Augusta Murder
An Augusta man was charged Monday with murder in last week’s slaying of a man on Second Avenue. Gregory Patterson, 25, of Haynie Drive, turned himself into police Monday on warrants charging him in the...
View ArticleUnregistered Child Molester Might be in Augusta
Where is Convicted Child Molester Kenneth Ray Straughn Jr? He is a registered sex offender who moved from his Columbia County address without reporting the change, authorities say. Straughn’s current...
View ArticleColumbia County Inmate Dies in Jail of Natural Causes
Troy Michael Smith, a 51-year-old Columbia County inmate with a history of medical issues, died this week at the jail. Sheriff’s Capt. Steve Morris said Smith had a history of seizures and his death is...
View ArticleAugusta Teen is Wanted for Shooting Man in Head
Richmond County authorities are looking for 17-year-old Sedrick Williams in Wednesday’s shooting of a man on Morning Drive. The victim, 24-year-old Darius Montreal Parks, was reportedly shot in the...
View ArticleNew Mug: Columbia Co. Murder Suspect Arrives from Fla.
Here is your first look at murder suspect Daniel Robinson after his transfer to Columbia County from Florida. He was brought back Friday from Jacksonville to face charges in last month’s shooting death...
View ArticleAugusta Man Tries to Swallow Bag of Pot & Dies
An Augusta drug dealer who tried to swallow a plastic bag of pot before deputies found it two weeks ago has died from his injuries, authorities say. David Palmer, 60 (pictured), was pronounced dead...
View ArticleCatch’Em: Thief Rolls Out of Grovetown Walmart with 2 TVs
A would-be thief loaded up two big-screen TVs and calmly rolled them out the front door of the Grovetown Walmart on Sept. 2 without paying, authorities said. A loss prevention officer went outside and...
View ArticleAugusta Coroner IDs Body of Teen Found 14 Years Ago!
The Richmond County Coroner’s Office has confirmed the identity of a person found dead in Augusta on Feb. 6, 2000. The body of 18-year-old Weshme Louissaint was found at 3309 Commerce Drive. He had...
View Article3 Exclusive Stories in This Week’s Jail Report!
This week’s Jail Report has breaking several stories in the CSRA that you won’t see anywhere else: * The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office says it never announced the death of a police K9 that was left in...
View ArticleRCSO: Biker Was Drunk in Deadly Wreck Behind Hooter’s
Richmond County authorities say a motorcycle driver who wrecked behind the Augusta Hooter’s in May and killed the woman riding with him was drunk at the time. Michael Paul Acord, 52, has now been...
View ArticleGrovetown Man Calls Wife ‘Fat’— 2 Days After Child Birth
A Grovetown man was arrested for disorderly conduct last week after an ugly spat with his wife in which he called her “fat.” The wife had just given birth to their daughter two days before that, but...
View ArticleReview Underway Into Death of Richmond County Inmate
Press release from The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office regarding an inmate death: On September 30, 2014, Nigel Rudolph Miller a 55 year old white male, passed away at GRU hospital after a short stay....
View ArticleCatch’em: Man Caught Using Stolen Card from Augusta
This man used a debit card stolen in Augusta to make a transaction at the Security Federal Bank ATM in Graniteville on Sept. 27. The picture’s small, but authorities describe the man as “a white male...
View ArticleExclusive: Aiken County K9 Death was Never Reported
(WEDNESDAY, OCT. 1, 2014) AIKEN COUNTY, SC – The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office confirmed over the last week that a bomb-sniffing K9 died last summer when an officer left him in a hot car. The death of...
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