Aiken Man Caught in Robbery of Clearwater Dollar General
An Aiken man was captured following the robbery of the Clearwater Dollar General store late Monday. Quarmaine Marquise Jones, 22, of Aiken, was charged with two counts of assault and battery and one...
View ArticleEmployee vs. Customer at Augusta ‘Ross Dress for Less’
This week’s edition of The Jail Report features a look at an outrageous assault by an employee on a customer at Augusta’s Ross Dress for Less store. Police say employee ShaQuille Wheeler (pictured)...
View ArticleHelp Catch 2 Wanna-Be Kidnappers & Get $3,000 Reward
$3,000 is now being offered for information leading to an arrest of the men responsible for an attempted kidnapping in Grovetown. The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office is asking for your help...
View ArticleMartinez Mom was Drunk in Wreck That Injured Kids
A Martinez mother was drunk when she swerved into another lane and caused a wreck that ejected two children from her car, authorities said. Kelly Nicole Pride, 34, was arrested last week and charged...
View ArticleMom: Jackson Man Blinded My Baby by Shaking Him
An Aiken County man has been charged with causing great injury to a child, and the child’s mother says the suspect permanently blinded her infant son by shaking him. Heyward Martin III, 32, of Jackson,...
View ArticleMartinez Thief Takes Selfies with Stolen Phone
Investigators have pictures of a cell phone thief after the dummy took smiling selfies on the stolen phone, photos that uploaded automatically to the victim’s iCloud account. The thief came into a...
View ArticleWalmart Manager Steals iPhones from Augusta Store
The assistant manager for an Augusta Walmart was arrested Friday for smuggling out four iPhones from the electronics department. Kevin Clay, 41, of Jonesboro, was caught on video stealing the new...
View ArticleBad Start to Death Penalty Trial in Aiken
AIKEN, SC — The first day of Stephon Carter’s death penalty trial started off badly as court officials banned all media representatives from the courtroom, a move one legal expert is calling “blatantly...
View ArticleAiken Abuser Hits & Hugs…‘Shut Up & Snuggle’
Meet the Aiken man who hit and then hugged his girlfriend. Anthony Cobb, 26, of Crawford Avenue, was arrested last week for criminal domestic violence of a high & aggravated nature. Authorities say...
View ArticleRepeat Offender Killed in Aiken Police Chase
A repeat offender was killed early Friday in a single-vehicle wreck while trying to outrun Aiken police, authorities said. Troy R. Kooy, 50, of Aiken, was pronounced dead after crashing on Willow Run...
View ArticleSelfie Girl Arrested for Martinez Phone Theft
Columbia County authorities have arrested the “selfie” girl who snatched a phone at a Martinez tattoo shop and was dumb enough to snap her own picture with it. Tiffany Sharie Brandon, 21, of Grovetown,...
View ArticleDash-Cam Video Released of Aiken Police Shooting
Aiken County Solicitor Strom Thurmond Jr. has released the 2011 dash-cam video of cop killer Stephon Carter shooting at Aiken Officers Scotty Richardson and Travis Griffin during a traffic stop, a...
View ArticleAugusta Woman, 82, Steals ‘Sexual Fantasies’ Body Spray
How did an 82-year-old Augusta woman react when a CVS employee confronted her about the stolen body spray in her purse? It’s one of many stories in this week’s edition of The Jail Report, hitting...
View ArticleYoung Thieves Hit 3 Columbia County Schools
Columbia County authorities need your help identifying these two suspects. They are responsible for three school burglaries: Evans High School on January 15th. Evans High School again last night along...
View ArticleN. Augusta Man Jailed for Past Family Sex Crimes
A mother and her teenage daughter have stepped forward to accuse an elderly relative of sexually abusing each of them as children, according to Aiken County authorities. Charlie Miller Jr., 67, of...
View ArticleAiken Cops: 2 Men Fired Shotgun Shell from Flare Gun
A bizarre shooting outside the Auto Zone in Aiken has led to charges against two Edgefield County men. Aiken police say the suspects modified a 12-gauge shotgun shell and fired it at another man using...
View ArticleSchool Burglars Press Their Luck in N. Augusta
A Martinez pair wanted in a rash of school break-ins in Columbia County was busted Sunday night after trying to burglarize a North Augusta business, authorities said. Hyun Joo Kim, 20 (pictured in her...
View Article2 Sought for Stealing TV & Phones at Grovetown Walmart
Columbia County authorities say a man and woman recently stole a 42-inch LED Vizio television and 2 Boost Mobile cell phones from the Grovetown Walmart. The man has been identified as Ian Eugene...
View ArticleMaxwell House Victim Dies After Brutal Assault
The victim of an aggravated battery at Maxwell House Apartments in Augusta has died. Matilda Lorraine Jenkins, 58, died late Tuesday at Georgia Regents Medical Center Shock Trauma ICU. She was was...
View ArticleFired! RCSO Deputy Tried to Help Boy by Beating Him
A Richmond County deputy was fired and arrested after allegations that he handcuffed and beat a 12-year-old boy as a disciplinary technique. Authorities say Deputy Alton Walker was at a friend’s home...
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