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Mother of Aiken Walmart Shooting Victim Files Suit Against Shooter & His Mother
The mother of a local teen who was randomly shot last summer at an Aiken Walmart has filed a lawsuit against the suspect and his mother. Ashley Rickard, mother of Ashton Rickard, is seeking damages...
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Augusta Gang Drug Bust Yields Enough Fentanyl to Wipe Out City Population
A drug bust on two Augusta gangs led to the recovery Friday of over a pound of fentanyl, enough to kill every citizen of the Garden City. Three were arrested, while two others fled, as Richmond County...
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Augusta Suspect in Woman’s Death Kills Himself After Chase Down Washington Road
An Augusta man wanted for questioning in a woman’s murder killed himself Monday night after a chase down Washington Road, authorities said. Tarance Revell, 46, was being sought in the shooting death of...
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MCG Professor Accused of Sexual Battery on Teenager at Augusta YMCA
A celebrated MCG professor has been arrested for sexual battery on a teenager inside the locker room at the Wilson Family YMCA on Wheeler Road. Dr. William Hernando Salazar, 65, was charged April 4...
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Augusta Carjacker Steals Car with Newborn Inside; Baby Recovered
Richmond County authorities recovered a local mother’s newborn baby Wednesday night after a carjacker took off with her vehicle and the 2-week old child inside. The auto theft took place around 9 p.m....
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Augusta Teen Murder Suspect Tried to Kill Aiken Deputies in 2022, Cops Say
Robert McBride was just 15 when he allegedly killed a man on Peach Orchard Road in Augusta near a gas station. That was October 2022. The juvenile then fled to Aiken County and shot at deputies three...
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Woman Arrested for Taking Forgotten Phone & Wallet from Grovetown Self-Checkout
Columbia County authorities have arrested a woman for allegedly taking a phone and wallet that a Walmart customer mistakenly left Tuesday at a self-checkout register in Grovetown. And the woman lists...
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Augusta Teen Killed While Out on Bond for Two Stabbings
An Augusta teen was killed Sunday night while out on bond for stabbing his mother and her boyfriend last year. Terence Pinder, 18 (pictured), was shot on the 1800 block of Hicks Street and died after...
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DUI Suspect Arrested Outside Augusta National on Sunday
Richmond County authorities made no arrests at the Augusta National during the Masters golf tournament for the second year in a row. But a loud police response just outside the course on Washington...
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Probation Suspect Drags Columbia County Lieutenant With His Vehicle
A routine visit to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office headquarters took a violent turn Tuesday when Bobby Burnett, seeking a background check, fled the scene, and dragged a lieutenant with his...
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Off-Duty RCSO Deputy Punches Girlfriend & Injures Daughter at Columbia County...
A Richmond County deputy was arrested for domestic violence on Monday night at his home in Columbia County, authorities said. Deputy Terence Driggers, 33, was arrested after allegedly punching his...
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Aiken Felon Arrested in Last Year’s Halloween Murder
An Aiken man who got a light sentence for previous gun violence has been charged in a fatal shooting from last Halloween on Sumter Street. Jemaurea Johnson, 20, was charged Tuesday with murder in the...
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Killer’s Cousin Wanted for Accessory in Murder of Jamilla Smith
The cousin of murder suspect Daniel Harmon is wanted in connection with the killing of Aiken County victim Jamilla Smith, whose body has not been recovered. Bryan Alexander Hampton Jr., 35, of Augusta,...
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Body of Missing Man Found Behind Augusta Church; No Foul Play Suspected
The body that was found Thursday night behind Beulah Grove Baptist Church has been identified as a missing Augusta man. No foul play is suspected in the death of 80-year-old Roy Jones of Spruce Street,...
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Augusta Man is City’s Most Recent Pedestrian Death
An Augusta man became the city’s latest pedestrian to be killed, a growing problem that led to over a dozen deaths last year. Tony Maurice Walker, 38, was trying to cross Deans Bridge Road just after...
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Suspect Surrenders on Charge of Helping Cousin after Jamilla Smith Murder
The cousin of murder suspect Daniel Harmon surrendered to Aiken County authorities on Friday on allegations he helped cover up the slaying of Jamilla Smith. Bryan Alexander Hampton Jr., 35, of Augusta,...
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Columbia County Man, 83, Killed Wife with Knife ‘Out of Love’
A Harlem man pleaded guilty Friday to fatally stabbing his wife in the back last year, telling the court he didn’t recall doing it. “I had to be the one that done it,” Robert Bennett said in a...
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RSCO Sheriff’s Candidate Helps Catch Suspects in Circle K Shooting
Bo Johnson heard gunfire in south Augusta on Sunday afternoon while putting up campaign signs for sheriff and jumped into action. While his wife dialed 911, Johnson pursued the suspect vehicle through...
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Augusta Man Fatally Shot at Benson Apartments in Hephzibah
An Augusta man was fatally shot Sunday night at Benson Apartments in Hephzibah, and authorities have identified a suspect. Gregory Campbell, 24, of Barrow Drive, Augusta, was shot at least one time and...
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Police Searching for Car after Shooting at Aiken Animal Hospital
A person was shot outside the Hitchcock Animal Hospital on Tuesday afternoon and authorities are asking the public’s help in locating the occupants from a vehicle of interest. The victim’s injuries...
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