Ex-RCSO Deputy Tazed After Firing Gun in Walmart
A former deputy with the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is in custody after reportedly opening fire in the gardening department of Walmart early Wednesday. No one was injured. Deputies were forced to...
View ArticleAiken County Holds Fraudulent Check Bond Court
Want to avoid a surprise arrest during a routine traffic stop? Aiken County is making that possible for hundreds of people. The sheriff’s office is by holding a Fraudulent Check Bond Court from 5-8...
View ArticleAugusta Man Found Shot to Death on Cornell Street
Richmond County authorities are looking for a killer. Javarius Donte Walthour, 20, of Inez Street, Augusta, was found shot to death on Cornell Street in Augusta at 8 p.m. Wednesday. At the same time,...
View Article2 Men Charged in Augusta Murder; No Motive
Two men were charged Friday morning with murder in Wednesday’s shooting death of 20-year-old Javarius Walthour on Cornell Street in Augusta. Demarco Mandrell Williams, 34. (left) and Jeffrey Houston...
View Article2 Dead in Shootout in Augusta; Body Count Climbs
Two people are dead after a triple shooting in Augusta on Monday night and persons of interest are in custody, authorities said. Jerald Carter Jr., 17, of Augusta, and Ian Roberts, 21, of Augusta,...
View ArticleAugusta Man: I Killed My Mom & Set Her House on Fire
An Augusta woman is dead and her son claims he killed her before setting her house on fire on Wicklow Drive, according to Richmond County authorities. Authorities were first called to the home for a...
View ArticleMan Kills Elderly Mom & Sets House on Fire in Augusta
Richmond County authorities have booked a local man on murder and arson charges in the bizarre death of his elderly mother. Robert “Bob” Caviston, 56, was booked into the jail early Sunday in the death...
View ArticleRoundtree: Inmates Will Use Video for Initial Appearances
Richmond County Sheriff Richard Roundtree announced today that inmates will no longer be transported to court for initial appearances and hearings. It will be done over video. “In an effort to...
View ArticleNorth Augusta Fire Kills 2; Cause is Under Investigation
Aiken County authorities are investigating the cause of a house fire that killed two people in North Augusta home on Wednesday night. The names of the dead have not been released, pending notification...
View ArticleAiken Couple Dead in Murder-Suicide
An Aiken couple are dead this morning from an apparent murder-suicide, authorities say. Preliminary indications are that 62-year-old James Tomac shot his wife Teresa, 44, and then killed himself,...
View ArticleBig News This Week – The Jail Report
The Jail Report has big news this week. Here is what you need to know for this week: You can enjoy this week’s edition of The Jail Report A DAY EARLY. Yes, we will publish on Tuesday, Nov. 25, giving...
View ArticleThief Steals Blue Ray Player from Grovetown Walmart
This guy loaded up his cart with a $98 Soundbar and a $73 Panasonic Blue Ray player Oct. 24 at the Grovetown Walmart. When an employee asked for a receipt, the suspect ran past him, loaded the items...
View ArticleWanted: Zack McCabe & Charles Sanders
Zack McCabe, left, and Charles Sanders, right, are both being sought by Georgia-Carolina Bail Bonds for bail jumping. A cash reward is being offered. McCabe, 26, has pending charges of driving under...
View ArticleSuspect Sought in Robbery at Augusta Family Dollar .
Richmond County authorities need your help identifying this man who robbed the Family Dollar store on Tuesday morning. The man entered the Gordon Highway store around 10 a.m., pulled a black...
View ArticleCaught on Video: Aiken Deputy Uses Excessive Force
A former Aiken County Sheriff’s deputy was fired last year for using excessive force on a DUI suspect, but the officer was never criminally charged and continues to work locally as an officer in...
View ArticleNo Charges: Aiken Jailer Fired for Soliciting Inmates
An Aiken County jailer accused of soliciting male inmates will not face criminal charges, according to Solicitor Strom Thurmond Jr. Dequan Gomillion was fired Sept. 16 after just two months as an...
View ArticleHephzibah Girl Not Fed for 5 Days; Mom Arrested
A Hephzibah mother was arrested while walking her malnourished daughter to McDonalds Thursday afternoon. A deputy discovered the child hadn’t been fed in five days because of the mother’s meth...
View ArticleDeputy Charges Grovetown Teen After He Tries to Post Anti-Cop Flyers
CORRECTION: The Jail Report mistakenly identified the teen’s race in an earlier version. He is white. We apologize for the error, made when we misread the report. A teen in Grovetown was charged with...
View ArticleAugusta Doctor Gives Up License in Hydrocodone Probe
An Augusta doctor surrendered his medical license after DEA agents looked into complaints he was writing a large number of prescriptions for Hydrocodone, authorities said. A warrant executed Tuesday at...
View ArticleAugusta Man, 21, Jailed After Getting Girl Pregnant at 15
A 21-year-old Augusta man was charged Wednesday with statutory rape after getting a 15-year-old girl pregnant, authorities said. Christopher Tyler, 21, of Tripoli Court, remains in jail under bond on...
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