Augusta Parolee Killed Homeless Man on Halloween for 2 Candy Bars
Richmond County authorities have locked up a parolee for the Oct. 31 brutal beating death of a homeless man in Elliott Park. DeMarcus Deion Thomas is accused of the gruesome killing on Halloween...
View ArticleEvans Grandfather Wanted After Infant Grandson Ingests Meth During Visit
Columbia County authorities are searching for an Evans man on child cruelty charges after his 1-year-old grandson ingested meth while visiting him, officials said. Cleveland Everette Hair Jr. is wanted...
View ArticleTeen Charged with Killing Roommate Inside Their Hephzibah Home
A local teen has been charged in Tuesday’s shooting death of a man at the home they share on Hephzibah-McBean Road in Hephzibah. Jordan Walden, 17, was arrested Tuesday for murder and weapon possession...
View ArticleHomeless Man Wanted for Questioning in Elliot Park Homicide
Richmond County authorities are looking for a homeless man for questioning in a brutal Halloween homicide at Elliott Park. Alvarez Bernard Anderson, 43, is wanted for questioning in the beating death...
View ArticleMurder at Oak Pointe Apartments in Augusta Leads to Threats of Retaliation
A deadly shooting at Oak Pointe Apartments in Augusta on Thursday evening has left one man dead and triggered online threats of retaliation. The victim was identified Friday as Zaytreonta Boyd, 27,...
View ArticleHephzibah Father Arrested for Murder After Death of 4-Month-Old Son
A 21-year-old father from Hephzibah has been charged with murder following the death of his 4-month-old son, who succumbed to injuries sustained a week earlier. Daveon Jonquavious Wood is now facing...
View ArticleLarge Reward Offered for Suspects Who Robbed Augusta Mailman at Gunpoint
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering a reward of up to $150,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the two suspects who robbed an Augusta postal carrier on Wednesday. The...
View ArticleAugusta Man Arrested for Wrong-Way Collision That Badly Injured Trooper
Richmond County authorities have arrested the man accused in the wrong-way collision on Riverwatch Parkway in May that critically injured Georgia State Patrol Trooper Zach Walker. The crash occurred...
View ArticlePedestrian Killed in Hit & Run in Downtown Augusta, Marking 8th Such Death...
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a hit and run driver Friday night in downtown Augusta, making at least eight people killed this year while crossing roads in Richmond County. The male adult was...
View ArticleAiken County Grieves as Two Children are Shot in Separate Shootings, One Fatally
A 10-year-old girl was fatally shot in what authorities are describing as an accidental discharge of a firearm Monday night in Windsor, just hours after a separate shooting incident left a 3-year-old...
View ArticleAiken County Mother Faces Meth Charges After Daughter’s Fatal Shooting
The mother of a 10-year-old girl killed in an accidental shooting on Monday has been arrested on meth trafficking charges after authorities found drugs in her possession, Aiken County officials said....
View ArticleAugusta Man, 50, Found Shot & Killed Inside His Home
Authorities are investigating the shooting death of 50-year-old Chavious Kimmerlin, found dead Thursday morning inside his home on the 500 block of Highland Avenue in Augusta. At approximately 7:13...
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