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Hephzibah Teen Charged in Death of Moped Driver
A Hephzibah teenager has been charged in the Aug. 1 accident that killed a moped driver on a local roadway. Makayla Holton, 19, has been charged with misdemeanor homicide by vehicle and a central...
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Cross Creek Student Arrested After Showing Off Gun in School
A Cross Creek High School student was arrested Thursday after bringing a gun to school and showing it off to friends. Nazhey Grant, 17, was charged Thursday with felony weapon in school building and...
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Aiken County Houseguest Secretly Records Teen Girl with Hidden Bathroom Camera
A man staying as a houseguest at an Aiken County home secretly recorded a 15-year-old girl in the bathroom using a hidden camera, authorities said. When the camera was discovered in the Wagener home...
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CCSO Releases Mugshots of Juveniles After Brazen Robbery at Salsa’s
Columbia County authorities have released the names and mugshots of four Augusta teens charged in a brazen robbery Wednesday at the Salsa’s Bar & Grill. The suspects include three juveniles who...
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Gang Fight in Augusta Jail Leaves Teen with Multiple Stab Wounds
A fight between two rival gangs at the Charles B. Webster Detention Center on Thursday resulted in a teenage murder suspect being hospitalized with multiple stab wounds, and another inmate sustaining...
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Traffic Accident on Deans Bridge Road Claims Life of Local Father
A single-vehicle crash on Deans Bridge Road in Blythe claimed the life of a 46-year-old Augusta man on Saturday night. The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office responded to the accident at 9:01 p.m....
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Man Shot by Aiken County Deputies Being Held in Richmond County Jail Pending...
Joshua Colton Johnson, 32, the man shot by Aiken County deputies in July after exhibiting erratic behavior outside J.D. Lever Elementary School, is now being held in the Richmond County Jail. Johnson...
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Elderly Man Dies 17 Days After Being Shot at His Augusta Home
The coroner has announced the death of an elderly man who was shot inside his Augusta home last month. Larry Drayton, 73, of 1928 Gay Drive, died Aug. 26 at Pruitt Healthcare Nursing Facility, where he...
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Fifth Teen Charged in Salsa’s Robbery & Chase
A fifth teenager has been arrested in last week’s robbery at Salsa’s Bar & Grill in Columbia County. Over the weekend, 15-year-old Mighty Taylor of Augusta turned himself in, sheriff’s Maj. Steve...
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Meth Ring Leader & His Mother Among 6 Sentenced in Augusta Bust
A mother and son duo from Augusta are among six defendants handed hefty federal prison sentences for their roles in a large-scale meth trafficking ring. James Andrew McPherson, 30, the ringleader of...
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CCSO Releases Mugshots of Juveniles After Brazen Robbery at Salsa’s
Columbia County authorities have released the names and mugshots of four Augusta teens charged in a brazen robbery Wednesday at the Salsa’s Bar & Grill. The suspects include three juveniles who...
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Hephzibah Man Dies from Shooting Injuries
A Hephzibah-area man died Thursday from injuries suffered in a shooting last month on James Drive. Brian Christopher Miller, 27, was shot Aug. 19 on the 4200 block of James Drive, Coroner Mark Bowen...
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Augusta Man Wanted for Woman’s Murder, Two Months After Getting Paroled
An Augusta man who was paroled two months ago for a gun-violence crime is now accused of killing his new girlfriend. Davante Parks, 26, is wanted for Saturday’s shooting death of 27-year-old Laquana...
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6-Year-Old Boy Shot in Appling; Three Charged After Investigation
Deputies from the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting incident early Saturday morning in Appling that left 6-year-old Jayden Butler injured. According to Maj. Steve Morris,...
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Gang Fight in Augusta Jail Leaves Teen with Multiple Stab Wounds
A fight between two rival gangs at the Charles B. Webster Detention Center on Thursday resulted in a teenage murder suspect being hospitalized with multiple stab wounds, and another inmate sustaining...
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Traffic Accident on Deans Bridge Road Claims Life of Local Father
A single-vehicle crash on Deans Bridge Road in Blythe claimed the life of a 46-year-old Augusta man on Saturday night. The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office responded to the accident at 9:01 p.m....
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Man Shot by Aiken County Deputies Being Held in Richmond County Jail Pending...
Joshua Colton Johnson, 32, the man shot by Aiken County deputies in July after exhibiting erratic behavior outside J.D. Lever Elementary School, is now being held in the Richmond County Jail. Johnson...
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Elderly Man Dies 17 Days After Being Shot at His Augusta Home
The coroner has announced the death of an elderly man who was shot inside his Augusta home last month. Larry Drayton, 73, of 1928 Gay Drive, died Aug. 26 at Pruitt Healthcare Nursing Facility, where he...
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Martinez Stabbing Leaves One Injured & One in Jail
A stabbing at a Martinez residence early Tuesday morning resulted in the arrest of a suspect and left the victim in stable condition. At approximately 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, deputies were dispatched to...
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Augusta Man Arrested in Club Rain Murder
An Augusta man has been captured in the January shooting death outside Club Rain on Gordon Highway. Michael “Meat” Scott, 29, was arrested Wednesday and charged with murder and weapon possession in the...
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