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WGAC’s Austin Rhodes Hit by Drunk Driver
WGAC’s Austin Rhodes was struck by a drunk driver Thursday night, suffering only minor injuries in the two-vehicle wreck on Washington Road near the Evans Walmart. Steven Joseph Grycel, 58, of Evans...
View ArticleAugusta Boy, 16, Claims Rape During First Meet-up with Stranger
An Augusta boy was hospitalized Thursday for a sexual assault he claims happened while visiting a male teen he met over a social app. The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the sex crime...
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Augusta Toddler Starts Fire While Home Alone with Siblings
A 2-year-old started a fire Saturday in his Augusta home after he, his 9-year-old brother and 4-year-old sister were left alone while their mother was at work. The oldest child told a Richmond County...
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Augusta Teen Fakes Home Invasion by ‘Masked Men’
An Augusta teen faked a home invasion at his grandfather’s home Sunday to hide his theft of two TVs and a tablet, according to authorities. Taylor Peel called 911 over the weekend, telling dispatchers...
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Hephzibah Man Killed in Shooting; Another Victim Injured
A Hephzibah man was shot to death Tuesday night at Georgian Place apartment complex in Augusta, authorities said. DeShaun Johnson (pictured) was shot at least once on the 1700 block of Valley Park...
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N. Augusta Cops Find Baby in Van with Roaches; Chewing Dog Bone
An argument between two women last week at a Knox Avenue gas station led public safety officers to a disturbing discovery. A baby was on the floor of the van partially under the front passenger seat....
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Popeye’s Worker Threatens to Pour Hot Grease on Customer
A Popeye’s employee got into an argument with a customer Saturday at the Martinez restaurant and had to be restrained from pouring hot grease on them, according to a sheriff’s report. (This is one of...
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Hephzibah Teen Dies from Friday Stabbing; No Info from RCSO
A Hephzibah teen died Sunday from injuries suffered when he was stabbed two days before during a big fight on Chaps Lane, authorities said. Demajhay Bell, 18 (pictured), died at 10:37 a.m. Sunday at...
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In Hephzibah: Family Dollar Manager Swipes $10K in Deposits
A Family Dollar manager was charged last week with swiping five deposits from the Hephzibah store, stuffing thousands down his pants and taking it home instead of the bank. Terrell Donte Blackwell, 29,...
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Friday’s Deadly Fight Started at Glenn Hills High; 3 Charged
A Hephzibah fight that led to the stabbing death of a local teen started at Glenn Hills High School, according to new information released Monday. In addition, three women have been charged with...
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Augusta Inmate Hangs Himself in Jail; GBI is Investigating
A Richmond County inmate hung himself in a locked cell Monday afternoon, sparking a routine GBI investigation into the death, authorities said. George Anderson Lee III, 24, of Augusta (pictured) was...
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10 Charged with Murder in Deadly Hephzibah Fight
Eight have been arrested for murder and two others are being sought in connection with Friday’s deadly fight on Chaps Lane in south Augusta. A three-minute video that a witness recorded has been very...
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Video: Raw Footage of Deadly Street Fight in Hephzibah
Video footage shows the senseless Hephzibah street fight on March 18 that ended in the stabbing death of 18-year-old Demajhay Bell. Video is available by clicking here: https://youtu.be/dkDyM7nKvH4 ....
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Roundtree on Deadly Fight: ‘Something is Wrong in Our Society’
By filing murder charges against everyone who participated in Friday’s deadly fight in Hephzibah, Sheriff Richard Roundtree said he is sending a strong message to the community. “This will not be...
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The Reason We Ran This Mugshot in Our Paper
To begin with, he’s 17. Not everyone understands that a 17-year-old boy is considered an adult in the eyes of the law, and he is taken to the jail with all the other adults, not juvenile facilities. In...
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Man with the Knife: The Real Killer in Hephzibah’s Street Fight
Ten people are charged with murder in the stabbing death of Demajhay Bell after an Hephzibah street fight, but only this man was holding the knife that actually killed the teenage victim, authorities...
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Unregistered Voter Caught Stealing Trump Signs in Grovetown
A Donald Trump hater was arrested last week for stealing the candidate’s signs from a Grovetown property, an incident caught on video from a traffic camera, authorities said. Nathan Ucab, 22, of Sweet...
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ASSAULT: Augusta Man Thought Brother Peed on His Toothbrush
A man attacked his mother and his brother after he became convinced that his brother had urinated on his toothbrush. (This is one of many crazy crime stories in this week’s Jail Report. Pick up your...
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Appling Man Reports Theft of Masters Badges from Mailbox
An Appling man said two Masters badges were stolen right out of his mailbox, according to a Columbia County Sheriff’s Office report. The 69-year-old man told authorities that sometime between March 4...
View Article‘Orange is the New Black’ to Film at Augusta Jail
Producers with the prison series “Orange is the New Black” have announced plans to film part of their episodes at the Augusta Detention Center this fall. John Marshall, executive producer of the...
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