In Augusta – Walmart Cashier Stuffs Hundreds in Her Pockets
Walmart officials caught a cashier stuffing hundreds in cash in her pockets from the register Saturday, according to Richmond County authorities. Cashier Brianna Dicks was found with $520 in cash...
View ArticleAiken Police Want to Question This Woman in Use of Stolen Credit Cards
The Aiken Department of Public Safety is requesting assistance in identifying this woman. Last Thursday, she used a stolen credit card to make multiple purchases at Walmart on Richland Avenue in...
View ArticleThey Agreed to Meet for a Cell Phone Purchase. Instead, He Robbed Them.
Cops say he robbed people who thought they were meeting for a cell phone purchase. Jacquez Theondre Bolden, 21, of Augusta, is wanted for several robberies that have occurred during prearranged cell...
View ArticleNorth Augusta Man, 37, Sought for Sex with Runaway Evans Girl, 15
A North Augusta man is being sought for a lengthy sexual relationship with a 15-year-old runaway girl from Evans. Jason Johnson, 37, is wanted in Columbia County on charges of aggravated child...
View ArticleHephzibah Girl, 12, Goes Missing from Home
A 12-year-old Hephzibah girl went missing from her home Wednesday night, authorities said, Authorities are asking for the public’s help in finding Brianna Alexis Smalls. She is pictured here and...
View ArticleCigarette Lover Tied to 4 Smash & Grab Burglaries
This man likes to smoke. But he doesn’t like to pay for his bad habit. Columbia County authorities say he is tied to four smash & grab burglaries in Columbia and Richmond counties. In each case,...
View ArticleWanted: Augusta Man Identified in 2011 Rape & Kidnapping
An Augusta man has been identified as the suspect in a 2011 rape and kidnapping case that occurred behind Bon Air Apartments. Delonte Kitchings, 26, is wanted for a kidnapping and rape that occurred...
View ArticleDecomposed Body Found in Vacant House in Augusta; Death Called ‘Suspicious’
The Coroner’s Office and the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office are conducting a death investigation on a body found around lunchtime Thursday in a vacant house on the 1600 block of Burke Street in...
View ArticleMissing Evans Girl Found Alive with 37-Year-Old Suspect in Tennessee
The North Augusta man wanted for having a lengthy sexual relationship with his daughter’s 15-year-old friend has been found with the girl in Tennessee, authorities said. Caleh Waskow, 15, of Evans was...
View ArticleHow Jason Johnson Looked When He Was Caught with Teen in Tennessee
Here’s your exclusive first look from jail at Jason Arlis Johnson, the 37-year-old North Augusta man caught in Tennessee with his daughter’s 15-year-old friend. The North Augusta man made national...
View ArticleCross Creek Student Forces Classmate to Perform Oral Sex at Gunpoint
A Cross Creek High School student was armed with a BB gun on campus when he forced a 14-year-old classmate to perform oral sex on him last week, according to a warrant. Darius Nathaniel Brown, 17, was...
View ArticleWanted: Augusta Man Accused in Tuesday Shooting
Here’s the man accused in Tuesday morning’s shooting at an apartment on Central Avenue in Augusta. Troy Leon Geter is wanted for aggravated assault and weapon possession in connection with the 10 a.m....
View ArticleAugusta Man Who Was Found Naked & Bound: ‘I Thought I was Going to Die Today.’
The three young men seemed “cool” because they knew his cousin, so William Stokes invited the trio into his Augusta home. But they weren’t “cool.” The armed thugs eventually forced the 39-year-old man...
View ArticleStalker Wanted for Violating Protective Order in Augusta
An Augusta man is being sought by authorities for violating a protective order by stalking his victim. Richard Henry Simpson, 41, is wanted for aggravated stalking. He is described as 5’10” tall and...
View ArticleSolved! Man Arrested in Shooting/Arson Deaths of Edgefield Couple
An Aiken man has been charged with fatally shooting an Edgefield couple to death and burning their house in a mysterious double murder that happened in October. Dameion Thomas, 36, is charged with two...
View ArticleWilliston Man Assaults Police Chief & Injures 2 Deputies
A Williston man attacked his city’s police chief and later injured two Aiken County deputies Friday night, authorities said. A sheriff’s office press release spells out what happened: At around 4:45...
View ArticleSad Story: Young Augusta Mom Dies from Shooting
A young Augusta mom was fatally shot in the chest early Saturday and died at Augusta University Medical Center, authorities said. LaShawn R. Sims, 22, was shot once at 2:30 a.m. on Bertram Court in...
View ArticleAugusta Man Arrested in Young Woman’s Shooting Death
An Augusta man has been arrested in Saturday morning’s shooting death of a young mother. Michael Anthony Scott, 23, is being held on charges of involuntary manslaughter and possession of a weapon...
View ArticleDuck Hunters Find Human Remains in Augusta Woods
Duck hunters discovered bones Sunday morning that turned out to be human remains, according to Richmond County authorities. The discovery was made about 9:30 .m. Sunday in a wooded area between...
View ArticleMartinez Boy, 16, Kills Older Sister in Family Murder Plot
A 16-year-old Martinez boy shot his older sister to death late Monday but was stopped by his stepfather from killing the rest of the family and himself, authorities said. Sonny Kim has been charged as...
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