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Augusta Teen Jailed for Murder in Gunfight That Killed His Friend
An Augusta teen was arrested Saturday on a murder charge for his participation in a gunfight that got his friend killed in November. Frashawn Sankoh, 18, had gone to Glenn Hills Drive in November with...
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Inmate Death at Augusta State Medical Prison Raises Questions About Facility...
The death of an inmate at Augusta State Medical Prison on Saturday is raising new questions about the operation and control of the facility. Roderick Hayes, 29, died after a guard allowed Hayes and two...
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Hephzibah Man Accused of Concealing Death of Woman Whose Body was Found in...
A Hephzibah man has been charged with concealing the death of a local woman after she was found dead Wednesday in a vehicle outside the CVS Pharmacy. Connie McHan, 44, was found dead inside a vehicle...
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Augusta Teen Jailed for Murder in Gunfight That Killed His Friend
An Augusta teen was arrested Saturday on a murder charge for his participation in a gunfight that got his friend killed in November. Frashawn Sankoh, 18, had gone to Glenn Hills Drive in November with...
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Inmate Death at Augusta State Medical Prison Raises Questions About Facility...
The death of an inmate at Augusta State Medical Prison on Saturday is raising new questions about the operation and control of the facility. Roderick Hayes, 29, died after a guard allowed Hayes and two...
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Identities Released of Wrong-Way Driver & Trooper he Hit on Riverwatch Parkway
Authorities have released the identities of the wrong-way driver who struck a Georgia State Patrol trooper on Friday night. William Hawkins, 24, of Augusta, was identified as the man driving a Toyota...
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Hephzibah Man Shot & Killed Inside his Home
A Hephzibah man was killed early Wednesday after being shot inside this home on Kingsgate Drive, authorities said. Travis Beard, 46, was shot at least once around 4 a.m. Wednesday on the 3700 block of...
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2 Charged in Fentanyl-Related Death Under Georgia’s New ‘Austin’s Law’
The recent death of John Paul Cates in Waynesboro has led to the arrests of two Waynesboro suspects using Georgia’s newly enacted “Austin’s Law.” Charlie Wren Daniel, 43, and John Ryan Phillips, 32,...
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Aiken Man Dies After Shooting on Bettis Academy Road
An Aiken man died early Saturday at a local hospital after being shot on Bettis Academy Road in Graniteville, authorities said. Richard Carroll, 23, was pronounced dead at 2:32 a.m. by physicians at...
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GBI Says Downtown Augusta Shooting was a Gunfight Covering 2-3 Blocks
The chaotic gunfire that panicked bar patrons and led two deputies to shoot an armed suspect in downtown Augusta early Saturday was the result of a gunfight between multiple suspects, the GBI said...
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Gunfire Disrupts Lunchtime at Hardee’s Restaurant Near Grovetown
Columbia County authorities have taken a gunman into custody after he allegedly fired the weapon at least twice at a friend Tuesday while inside the Hardee’s on Wrightsboro Road near Grovetown,...
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Columbia County Deputy Fired & Arrested After Domestic Dispute
Deputy Gilbert Lopez of the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office was arrested Tuesday and charged with disorderly conduct following a domestic dispute with his wife. The altercation resulted in Lopez’s...
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First Friday Shooting Suspect is Transferred from Hospital to Jail
The teen shot by deputies early Saturday after allegedly engaging in a gunfight in downtown Augusta has been moved from the hospital to the jail. Amazing Lee Blessed Brigham, 19, was booked into the...
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Columbia County Protesters Arrested for Holding Signs on Circle K Property
A local man and his teenage son were arrested Wednesday afternoon by Columbia County deputies after protesting the “illegal” search of a home. Gregory Parrish, 40, and his son, Carson Parrish, 18, were...
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Augusta University Looks Into Bomb Threat in Restroom With ‘Stop Bullying...
Augusta University officials have announced no arrest in last week’s bomb threat written in a women’s restroom of the College of Science and Math building. Officers of the Augusta University Police...
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Aiken Man Dies After Shooting on Bettis Academy Road
An Aiken man died early Saturday at a local hospital after being shot on Bettis Academy Road in Graniteville, authorities said. Richard Carroll, 23, was pronounced dead at 2:32 a.m. by physicians at...
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GBI Says Downtown Augusta Shooting was a Gunfight Covering 2-3 Blocks
The chaotic gunfire that panicked bar patrons and led two deputies to shoot an armed suspect in downtown Augusta early Saturday was the result of a gunfight between multiple suspects, the GBI said...
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Gunfire Disrupts Lunchtime at Hardee’s Restaurant Near Grovetown
Columbia County authorities have taken a gunman into custody after he allegedly fired the weapon at least twice at a friend Tuesday while inside the Hardee’s on Wrightsboro Road near Grovetown,...
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Columbia County Deputy Fired & Arrested After Domestic Dispute
Deputy Gilbert Lopez of the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office was arrested Tuesday and charged with disorderly conduct following a domestic dispute with his wife. The altercation resulted in Lopez’s...
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First Friday Shooting Suspect is Transferred from Hospital to Jail
The teen shot by deputies early Saturday after allegedly engaging in a gunfight in downtown Augusta has been moved from the hospital to the jail. Amazing Lee Blessed Brigham, 19, was booked into the...
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