Author: Kristen Kitchens

A little over a year after pleading guilty to a felony charge and receiving probation, 24-year-old Jasmine Holder is back in jail after she allegedly assaulted three detainees in the Woman’s Probation Detention Center. According to court documents, Holder was arrested in December 2019 for criminal damage to property in the 2nd degree after she intentionally damaged a man’s iPhone XS Max by throwing it, resulting in more than $500 in damages. Holder pleaded guilty to the charge under the First Offender’s Act last October and received a 3-year probation sentence. However, in October, a motion…

A little over a year after pleading guilty to a felony charge and receiving probation, 24-year-old Jasmine Holder is back in jail after she allegedly assaulted three detainees in the Woman’s Probation Detention Center. According to court documents, Holder was arrested in December 2019 for criminal damage to property in the 2nd degree after she intentionally damaged a man’s iPhone XS Max by throwing it, resulting in more than $500 in damages. Holder pleaded guilty to the charge under the First Offender’s Act last October and received a 3-year probation sentence. However, in October, a motion…

Over 60 individuals were on this month’s arraignment calendar in the Superior Court of Coffee County last week, with many recently making headlines following their arrests. Among the cases, three men are facing murder charges, with the majority of the others indicted on drug offenses. The defendants on the calendar with murder charges include Andre Benjamin, Jo-Dorn Wright, and James Schmitt. Benjamin and Wright are both charged with murder in the death of 21-year-old Joshua Lawshawn Brown. Brown was discovered deceased on July 15, 2021, at Georgian Wood Apartments on McNeil Drive in Douglas. …

Over 60 individuals were on this month’s arraignment calendar in the Superior Court of Coffee County last week, with many recently making headlines following their arrests. Among the cases, three men are facing murder charges, with the majority of the others indicted on drug offenses. The defendants on the calendar with murder charges include Andre Benjamin, Jo-Dorn Wright, and James Schmitt. Benjamin and Wright are both charged with murder in the death of 21-year-old Joshua Lawshawn Brown. Brown was discovered deceased on July 15, 2021, at Georgian Wood Apartments on McNeil Drive in Douglas. …

Several individuals pleaded guilty to their criminal charges last week in the Superior Court of Coffee County. One of the defendants, Latisha Brockington, was previously denied bond three times but has now been released after receiving a lengthy probation sentence. The Douglas Police Department charged Brockington in May after she shot at a female, Courtney Sanders, in front of the victim’s home on South College Avenue. Shortly after Brockington’s arrest, DouglasNow obtained documents showing that in 2021, Brockington and Sanders were in an altercation that led to Sanders allegedly pulling a gun on Brockington. Sanders was taken into…

Several individuals pleaded guilty to their criminal charges last week in the Superior Court of Coffee County. One of the defendants, Latisha Brockington, was previously denied bond three times but has now been released after receiving a lengthy probation sentence. The Douglas Police Department charged Brockington in May after she shot at a female, Courtney Sanders, in front of the victim’s home on South College Avenue. Shortly after Brockington’s arrest, DouglasNow obtained documents showing that in 2021, Brockington and Sanders were in an altercation that led to Sanders allegedly pulling a gun on Brockington. Sanders was taken into…

A registered sex offender is now in custody in the Coffee County Jail, just five months after completing a 20-year prison sentence on three serious sex crimes involving a 15-year-old. In 2002, Marcus McFails of Douglas pleaded guilty to rape, statutory rape, and aggravated child molestation. McFails was facing life plus 20 years but received a 70-year sentence for all charges, with 20 served in confinement. He began his sentence in February 2002 and was released in July of this year. He returned to Douglas and began residing at New Hope Recovery. According to a copy…

A registered sex offender is now in custody in the Coffee County Jail, just five months after completing a 20-year prison sentence on three serious sex crimes involving a 15-year-old. In 2002, Marcus McFails of Douglas pleaded guilty to rape, statutory rape, and aggravated child molestation. McFails was facing life plus 20 years but received a 70-year sentence for all charges, with 20 served in confinement. He began his sentence in February 2002 and was released in July of this year. He returned to Douglas and began residing at New Hope Recovery. According to a copy…

Several individuals will bring in the new year while in the Coffee County Jail after the court denied their release during the last bond hearings this year. While the majority of the individuals on the calendar were denied bond, Judge Andy Spivey granted several of the motions, with some of the defendants also entering pleas to their charges. One of the defendants who was denied bond made headlines in July after he was arrested on a rape charge is Kenneth Fritzges. However, after hearing the evidence in the case, a grand jury handed down four additional…

Several individuals will bring in the new year while in the Coffee County Jail after the court denied their release during the last bond hearings this year. While the majority of the individuals on the calendar were denied bond, Judge Andy Spivey granted several of the motions, with some of the defendants also entering pleas to their charges. One of the defendants who was denied bond made headlines in July after he was arrested on a rape charge is Kenneth Fritzges. However, after hearing the evidence in the case, a grand jury handed down four additional…