Suspect arrested on 20 charges after a…
June 24, 2022 by Kristen Kitchens
A 29-year-old man is now in custody on 20 charges, including aggravated assault, after he allegedly choked and hit a woman because she didn't make him a sandwich. The suspect, Austin Lowe, was apprehended after an officer pulled his weapon on him while attempting to run back inside the victim's...
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Willacoochee's Clint "Rvshvd…
June 23, 2022 by Submitted
Every child dreams of making it big one day. Every kid in the world has at one point or another had visions of grandeur and of them becoming the next big star. For a Willacoochee native, that dream is coming true. Willacoochee and Atkinson County were represented in a big way...
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Douglas man arrested for allegedly ass…
June 22, 2022 by Kristen Kitchens
A local 20-year-old is now facing serious charges after he allegedly assaulted his mother by hitting her with a silver pot approximately 30 times and choking her for several minutes. The suspect, Tydarius Lester of Douglas, referred to himself as "the God and the Devil" during the reported attack. According to...
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Argument at Diamond Cargo ends in stab…
June 20, 2022 by Kristen Kitchens
A physical altercation between two female coworkers at Diamond Cargo led to the arrest of 35-year-old Jessica Thomilson after she allegedly stabbed her coworker, 39-year-old Kristan "Peaches" High, in the leg with a razor knife. According to the report, the dispute began when Thomilson accused High of not clocking out for...
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DPD arrests a second suspect in death …
June 17, 2022 by Staff Reports
Sedric Jermaine Powell Jr. has been arrested and charged with murder, among other charges, related to the Jan. 13, 2022, death of Radderian “Rae Rae” D. Barnes of Douglas, according to a press release issued by the Douglas Police Department. In March, officers from the Douglas Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Unit...
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Douglas man accused of killing Anita F…
June 16, 2022 by Kristen Kitchens
Marcus Devin Hunt, 43, of Douglas, stands accused of killing Anita Floyd at her home in Pearson on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, according to Atkinson County Sheriff David Moore. Sheriff Moore told DouglasNow that the Georgia Bureau of Investigations was contacted to take over the case. Based on evidence discovered during...
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