IHOP Workers Scheme to Get Higher Tips in Evans
A manager and three servers at the Evans IHOP have been arrested for cooking up a scheme to get more tips without hurting customers, according to authorities. Their arrests are one of several stories...
View ArticleRichardson Family’s Last Words to Stephon Carter
Three family members of slain Aiken Officer Scotty Richardson spoke in court Feb. 2 before cop killer Stephon Carter was given a life sentence plus thirty years in the killing of Richardson and...
View ArticleWho is He? Aiken Police Create Sketch of Robber
Who is the man in this sketch? Aiken Police say he is the man who robbed some victims on the morning of Feb. 3 at Verandas on the Green apartment complex. The individual approached the victim as she...
View ArticleMartinez Boy, 7, Comes to School with Bruises; Mom Jailed
A young mother in Martinez has been arrested for child cruelty after her 7-year-old son showed up at an elementary school in Columbia County this week with bruises. Ashley Benton-Harold, 23, was...
View ArticleKnow Them? 2 Women Steal Phones from Evans Target
These two females were observed on Jan. 20 shoplifting cell phones from Target on Washington Road in Evans, according to authorities. Help stop their thieving ways. If you recognize them, please call...
View ArticleThief Wanted for Taking TV from Martinez Walmart
This suspect took TV and other electronics from Walmart in Martinez, according to authorities. Recognize him? Please call the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office at 706-541-2800. Remember: Thieves like...
View ArticleGrovetown PD: Serial Flasher Arrested in Attempted Molestation
What happens when you let a serial flasher off with a few days in jail and a bunch of probation? He moves on to his next sex crime, according to Grovetown Public Safety. Chad Stefani, 26, of Broad Oak...
View ArticleGirl, 5, Says Uncle Shot Her with BB Gun as Punishment
A Warrenville man was has been charged with shooting his 5-year-old niece with a BB gun as punishment, authorities said. It’s one of the stories in this week’s edition of The Jail Report. (Cover image:...
View ArticleVictim Missing in Augusta Mall Stabbing
A stabbing in the Augusta Mall Food Court was not random violence or a mugging, but an incident between three acquaintances, including an apparent victim who disappeared, authorities said. Sheriff’s...
View ArticleAugusta Businessman Gave Sex Toys to Evans Teen, 15
A Surrey Center businessman faces three sex charges after he struck up a relationship with a 15-year-old Evans boy and made a secret delivery of sex toys to the boy at a Jones Creek Golf Club restroom,...
View Article3 Young North Augusta Men Arrested for Vandalism
North Augusta police arrested three young men for spray-painting cars and causing $10,000 in damages over the weekend. According to police, starting late this past Saturday night and running through...
View ArticleWarrenville Burglars Caught with Help of Home Security
If you think home security systems are a waste of money, this Warrenville burglary story should change your mind. A security company alerted a Warrenville homeowner on Tuesday afternoon about an...
View ArticleRCSO Deputy Accidentally Fires Gun; No One Hurt
Oops! A Richmond County deputy accidentally fired his weapon Wednesday morning while responding to a domestic dispute at River Glen Apartments, according to a press release. No one was harmed. (For...
View ArticleTwo More K-9s Die in Aiken County; No Public Notice
Two more K-9s working for the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office have died, including one that got loose from his handler’s home and was struck by a hit & run driver, authorities said, Neither death led...
View Article2 Men Use Stolen Card at Evans Target; Who Are They?
These men used a stolen credit card at the Evans Target store. The victim said someone took the card Saturday from his vehicle while parked in front of Babies R Us. Think you know who they might be?...
View ArticleFood Stamp Fraud & Pill Shop Bust at Warrenville Store
The owner of a country store in Warrenville has been busted for food stamp fraud and dealing pills, Aiken County authorities said. Dianne Eubanks, owner of Smoak’s County Store (left photo), was...
View ArticleRCSO: Hephzibah Man Kills Elderly Relative & Tries to Kill Wife
Murder charges have been filed against 59-year-old Richard Manley Ouzts in the Sunday morning slaying of an elderly relative on Rheney Road in Hephzibah, authorities say. Ouzts is accused of killing...
View ArticleHarlem High A.D. Jailed for Burglarizing Ex-Wife’s Home
The athletic director of Harlem High School has been arrested for burglary after allegedly going into his ex-wife’s home and taking Hydrocodone pills, authorities said. Adam Hampton Fulford, 47, of...
View ArticleRichmond County Jailer Fired for Contraband
A deputy jailer at the Richmond County Detention Center has been terminated for bringing contraband into the jail on several past occasions, a spokesman said. (This is one of several stories in this...
View ArticleFight at Augusta Waffle House Caught on Video
Richmond County authorities are asking for your help following a fight that was caught on video at the Augusta Waffle House, according to WFXG-TV. Video:...
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