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Augusta Father Accused of Shaking Newborn & Blaming Injuries on Pet
An Augusta father remained in jail this weekend for violently shaking his newborn daughter and then blaming her life-threatening injuries on the pet Chihuahua, according to authorities. Khalil Tyquan...
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Identity Fraud Suspect Sought After Augusta Bank Scam
Richmond County authorities are seeking the public’s help in identifying a suspect wanted for questioning in connection with an identity fraud case that occurred at Cadence Bank, located at 2805...
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Augusta Teen, 17, Dies & Another Injured in Single-Car Accident
A single-car accident claimed the life of an Augusta teen and left his juvenile passenger hospitalized. The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO) responded to the scene at Twiggs Street and Laney...
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Columbia County Deputy Arrested for Giving Inmates Cell Phone Access
A Columbia County jailer was arrested on Thursday following allegations of allowing inmates to use a cell phone within the facility. Riley Austin Peters, 21, was arrested after an investigation was...
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RCSO Seeks Help in Finding Teen Murder Suspect in November Slaying
Richmond County authorities are seeking the public’s help in locating a teen murder suspect wanted for his role in a November slaying on Verdery Street. Cameron Williams, 19, is being sought for murder...
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Mom & Boyfriend Jailed After Baby Overdoses on Fentanyl in Hephzibah
Paramedics saved a 9-month-old Hephzibah baby on Saturday after he overdosed on a fentanyl-laced straw he got from his mother’s purse, authorities said. The child’s mother, an illegal immigrant, and...
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Fatal Shooting in Aiken County Prompts Manhunt for Two Suspects
The Aiken County Coroner’s Office has initiated an investigation into the shooting death of 32-year-old Tavaris Burley, a resident of North Augusta. Burley succumbed to gunshot wounds following a...
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Aiken Man Killed After Hitting Ambulance While Fleeing Officer
An Aiken man died Saturday night after hitting an ambulance on Richland Avenue West, a wreck that also caused minor injuries to the EMS crew inside. Alonzo “Zo” Carter, 20, was driving a Dodge Charger...
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Hephzibah Man Beats Stray Dog, Breaking Her Teeth & Tail
A Hephzibah man was locked up on an animal cruelty charge after allegedly beating a stray dog to near death with a stick and rake, authorities said. Thomas Britt Rogers Jr., 72, was charged Friday with...
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Mom & Child Dead in Grovetown Homicides; Home Set on Fire to Cover Up Deaths
Grovetown police are investigating the homicides of a mother and child on Monday morning who were killed before the suspect set fire to the home on Newmantown Road. Early Monday morning, at...
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Augusta Father Accused of Shaking Newborn & Blaming Injuries on Pet
An Augusta father remained in jail this weekend for violently shaking his newborn daughter and then blaming her life-threatening injuries on the pet Chihuahua, according to authorities. Khalil Tyquan...
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Senior Skip Day Turns Violent at Diamond Lakes Park in Augusta
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office rushed to Diamond Lakes Park on Monday afternoon following reports of gunfire during what was initially a harmless water gun fight organized for senior skip day....
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Richmond County: Augusta Teen Killed in Shooting on Bolt Drive
An Augusta teen was shot Monday night on Bolt Drive and died later at the hospital, authorities said. Makel Jones, 19, was shot just before midnight Monday on the 2000 block of Bolt Drive. He was...
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Grovetown Man Jailed for Killing Girlfriend & Her Sick Son Amid Break-Up
A Grovetown man accused of killing his live-in girlfriend and her 6-year-old son was released from the hospital Tuesday and booked for double murder, authorities said. Donald Beck, 32, is facing two...
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Augusta Teen Charged with Shooting Near Bus Stop
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office has apprehended and charged Katravion Roberson, a 17-year-old resident, with multiple serious offenses following an alarming incident near a school bus stop....
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Augusta Manhunt for Murder Suspect & Person of Interest After Teen’s Killing
Authorities are seeking a murder suspect and another for questioning in Monday night’s fatal shooting of an Augusta teen who was trying to protect his sister. Dominique Dezel Beal, 27 (top left photo),...
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3 Charged in Teen’s Shooting at Hephzibah Trailer Park
A 15-year-old boy is fighting for his life after being shot Wednesday night at Rowe’s Roost Mobile Home Park in Hephzibah, and three teens have been arrested. Authorities say they responded at 7:49...
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Aiken Motorcyclist Dies After Hitting Train in Downtown Augusta
A local father and motorcycle enthusiast was killed early Friday after striking a train in downtown Augusta, authorities said. Jonathan Williams, 33, of Aiken, was traveling east on his motorcycle on...
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Hephzibah Man was Going 125 MPH Before Killing Minister in Car Wreck
A Hephzibah man was driving 125 mph in a Dodge Charger last month before he fatally struck an ordained minister on Tobacco Road, authorities said. The speed went down to 80 mph when driver Markell...
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Collision Claims Life of Young Motorcyclist in Augusta
A tragic collision between a motorcycle and a vehicle at the intersection of Walton Way and Hickman Road left a young man dead on Saturday. Coroner Mark Bowen of the Richmond County Coroner’s Office...
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