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Grovetown High School Sisters Charged after Officer is Hurt in Lunchtime Scuffle
Two sisters who attend Grovetown High School face a felony charge after a school resource officer was injured Thursday while breaking up a lunchtime fight, authorities said. Laniyah Benson, 19, and her...
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Harlem Firefighter Arrested After 3-Year-Old Son Shoots Himself
A Columbia County father has been charged with child cruelty after his 3-year-old son accidentally shot himself in the shoulder with an unsecured firearm, authorities say. Spencer Allen Johnson, 34, of...
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Second Suspect Caught in Smoke Shop Killing; Third Identified
Two more suspects have been identified in the robbery and murder of a Smoke Shop employee in Augusta on Jan. 11. One of the suspects, Antwan Herndon, surrendered Sunday to authorities in Burke County,...
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Police Investigate Online Threat at Cross Creek High; Basketball Games Canceled
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office said they are investigating a potential threat circulating online regarding Cross Creek High School. As of now, no verifiable threat has been identified, but...
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Aiken Woman Found Fatally Shot In Hotel
A woman was found dead Monday morning at the American Hearth Inn, located on Richland Avenue West, after an apparent shooting. Aiken County Coroner Darryl Ables confirmed that the Coroner’s Office was...
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Deputies Capture Kidnapper in Edgefield Pursuit; Child Safe
Edgefield County officers rescued a 9-year-old girl who was kidnapped on Sunday morning. Deputies, actively patrolling Highway 25, spotted the stolen vehicle involved in the kidnapping of the child and...
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Grovetown Father Arrested After Sending Ice Cream, Cat Food to Ex-Girlfriend
A Grovetown father violated a temporary protection order by ordering DoorDash to his ex-girlfriend, who is the mother of his child, authorities said. Antony Paul Serticchio, 36, was arrested Jan. 18...
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Body Found in Augusta Woods Raises Questions; Investigation Underway
A body was discovered Thursday afternoon in a wooded area near the 1200 block of Interstate Parkway in Augusta, with the death being labeled “suspicious.” The discovery was made around 2:24 p.m....
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Augusta Man Arrested in Connection to July Murder; One Suspect Still on the Run
A 20-year-old man was arrested Thursday afternoon in connection with a fatal shooting of a teen that took place last summer in Augusta. Deontray Denzell Donovan, of the 3500 block of Snowden Drive, was...
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Former High School Quarterback Dies in Aiken County Shooting
A former quarterback for Ridge Spring-Monetta High School was shot Thursday night in rural Aiken County and died after a desperate effort by his family to get him help. Remedee Jennings-Leaphart, 21,...
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Fatal Home Shooting in Augusta Leaves One Dead, Another Wounded
An Augusta man was fatally shot inside his home early Saturday, marking the county’s fourth homicide this year. The man was shot at least one time inside his residence on the 1900 block of Higdon...
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Shooting in Augusta Home Leaves One Dead, Another Wounded
An Augusta man was fatally shot inside his home early Saturday, marking the county’s fourth homicide this year. Davonta Lamar McCloud, 30, was shot at least one time inside his residence on the 1900...
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Augusta Teen Stabs Mom Repeatedly for Delayed Dinner
A hungry Augusta teen is accused of stabbing his mother in the face and body Friday for refusing to make him a meal fast enough, authorities said. Davion Pinkston, 17, asked his mother to make him...
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Moped Rider Killed in Augusta Hit-and-Run, Investigators Searching for Vehicle
A 65-year-old Augusta man was fatally struck Sunday night by a vehicle while riding a moped in a hit-and-run incident. Duane Rutledge was hit from behind by an unknown vehicle around 9:30 p.m. near the...
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Augusta Teen Charged as Getaway Driver in Weekend Murder; Shooter Still...
An Augusta teen has been charged with murder in connection to a deadly shooting that took place over the weekend on Higdon Street. Ja’Vyion Dae’Quan Johnson, 19, is accused of acting as the getaway...
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Lincoln County Commissioner Arrested for Child Molestation, Immediately Bonds...
Lincoln County Commissioner Cooper Cliatt was arrested Tuesday on two counts of child molestation and has already been released on bond, authorities said Wednesday. The arrest comes after a grand jury...
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Manhunt Ends for Augusta Man Accused of Killing Pregnant Woman & Shooting...
Shawn Antonio Walker, a 44-year-old Augusta man wanted in connection with a 2023 murder of a woman and her unborn child, was arrested Wednesday afternoon by members of the Southeastern U.S. Marshals...
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Man Wanted in 2024 Augusta Murder Apprehended After Vehicle Crash
A man wanted in connection with a 2024 homicide was arrested on Wednesday afternoon after a high-speed chase that ended in a crash on Washington Road near the Bobby Jones Expressway. Tracy Martin, 18,...
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Richmond County Task Force Makes Second Arrest in 2024 Augusta Homicide
A suspect in the July 2024 murder of 54-year-old Argie Jones has been arrested after a standoff in Moultrie, Georgia. Jaden Polite, 24, was taken into custody Thursday evening following a joint effort...
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Serial DUI Offender Sentenced to Rehab After Crash That Injured Columbia...
A judge has sentenced a serial DUI driver to 10 years of probation and two years of in-patient rehabilitation following a 2023 crash that seriously injured a Columbia County deputy. Garrett Devore, 26,...
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