N.A. Suspects Pictured Breaking Into Rescue Squad
Someone broke into Belvedere-North Augusta Rescue Squad on May 17th. It’s been broken into several times. So they put a trail camera up behind the building and got these pictures of the suspects...
View ArticleCase Closed: Arrest Made in Murder of SRS Security Guard
There’s been an arrest made in the 2012 cold-case murder of a SRS security guard who was shot and killed behind his Hephzibah home. Damarkeo Jarome Lockhart, 21, of Kartha Drive, Augusta, has been...
View ArticleShameless Thief Steals 2 iPhones from Evans AT&T Store
This guy had some nerve, walking into the Evans AT&T store last Sunday and stealing two iPhones. It wasn’t enough to take the iPhone 6. He also grabbed the iPhone 6 Plus from the display and bolted...
View Article2nd Suspect Wanted in Murder of SRS Security Guard
A second suspect has been identified in the 2012 slaying of SRS Security Guard Hester Jackson at his Hephzibah home. The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance with any...
View ArticleRCSO Chief Deputy Pat Clayton Suspended for 2 Days
Richmond County Sheriff Richard Roundtree has suspended Chief Deputy Pat Clayton for two days without pay. The sheriff confirmed the suspension to The Jail Report, but he said the reasons for the...
View ArticleAiken Baby Found Eating Trash; Parents Charged
A baby boy was taken from his parents last Wednesday after he was found living in a filthy house filled with items stolen in burglaries. (For more crime stories, pick up this week’s Jail Report. Cover:...
View ArticleAugusta Teen, 13, Misses Curfew; Mom Locks Him Out
An Augusta mother made her 13-year-old son sleep outside on a concrete patio for repeatedly missing curfew. The punishment was creative and criminal, according to authorities. Antonia Folsom, 34, was...
View ArticleGreenbrier Baseball Player Arrested After State Championship Game for...
A member of the Greenbrier High School baseball team celebrated his state championship by “playing chicken” with his car on Wednesday, authorities said. In a story first reported by WGAC’s Austin...
View ArticleAugusta Attorney Accused of Leaving Scene of Accident
A prominent Augusta attorney is facing hit & run charges after allegedly hitting a vehicle in the parking lot of French Market Grill and then leaving. Michael C. Garrett, 68, of Augusta, was...
View ArticleShoplifter at Evans Kohls Almost Runs Over Employee
This woman went into the Evans Kohls dressing room with seven items last Thursday afternoon and came out with nothing except a larger purse. She then put three items back on the rack and ran out the...
View ArticleWhat Happens If You Yell N-Word in Restaurant?
A man who screamed the N-word against black employees of the Grovetown Dairy Queen and threw his sandwich at the black manager was arrested for public drunkenness on Saturday, according to authorities....
View Article$800 Cash Stolen from Woman at Grovetown Cracker Barrel
These three people are being sought as “persons of interest” in the theft of $800 cash from a customer sitting near tham at the Grovetown Cracker Barrel on May 20. The victim said she was sitting at...
View ArticleChild Cruelty Conviction: Grovetown Mom Beats Son with Fan Belt
A Grovetown woman has been convicted of child cruelty after beating at least one of her sons with an automotive fan belt, authorities said. For more crime stories, read this week’s Jail Report. Cover...
View ArticleAugusta Man Fatally Shoots Victim During Argument
An Augusta man gunned down another man Thursday morning during a heated argument on Lionel Street, authorities said. Michael Roundtree, 31, (pictured) has been charged with murder and weapons charges...
View Article‘Person of Interest’ Wanted in Stolen Credit Card Case
This guy doesn’t pick good friends. Columbia County authorities need your help identifying him since he was with a guy who used a stolen credit card at a local Kroger grocery store. This man is...
View ArticleAugusta Man Asks Boss’s Teen Daughter for Sex
An Augusta man who was accused of seeking sexual favors from his boss’s 14-year-old daughter has been arrested by Columbia County authorities. Stephen Andrew Forbes, 35, of Ashland Drive, Augusta, has...
View ArticleDeputy’s Wife Found Dead in Bathtub, M4 Rifle Nearby
An Aiken County deputy accused of accidentally killing his wife Saturday night had guns all over his house when the incident occurred, including an M4 rifle in the bathroom where the woman was found...
View ArticleBaby Dies in Martinez While Sleeping with Mom & Boyfriend; Drug Charges Filed
Here is your first look at 6-month-old Bentley Reeves, the Martinez child who died overnight while sleeping in bed with his mother and his mother’s boyfriend. (For other crime news, pick up this...
View ArticleCoroner: Aiken County Woman Killed by Husband
An Aiken County woman was killed Thursday night in a shooting allegedly committed by her husband, authorities say. Edward Vaughn II, 38, of Aiken is being held in the Aiken County Jail on charges of...
View ArticleMurder Charges Filed in Martinez Baby Death!
Authorities now believe a Martinez baby was intentionally suffocated by his mother’s boyfriend this week and have filed murder charges in the death of the 6-month-old boy. Lexis Russell and boyfriend...
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