Author: Kristen Kitchens

Marteze Turner, 35, was recently arrested in Broxton after an officer discovered suspected ecstasy during a traffic stop. According to a Broxton Police Department report, on October 29, a concerned motorist called 911 to advise dispatchers of “bad driving” by a person operating a silver car traveling south on 441 coming into Broxton. The officer stated that he was then advised by dispatchers that the driver of the vehicle had turned into Aden’s North and hit a gas pump. When the officer arrived at the location, he observed a silver Toyota Camry on the east side…

Early voting for next week’s general election will wrap up this Friday at the Coffee County Elections Office. According to Coffee County Elections Office Supervisor Rachel Roberts, as of Wednesday morning, over 5,480 ballots have been cast. Georgia’s voters have continued to hit record-breaking early voting numbers, with state officials announcing on Tuesday afternoon that 1,638,286 Georgia citizens had cast their ballots so far. The statewide turnout is consistent with local votes, with 5,464 votes being cast in Coffee County as of Wednesday morning. Coffee County reported 4,621 votes cast during the advanced voting period in…

Wednesday, former Willacoochee Police Chief Anthony Williams, who resides in Adel, was arrested and charged with burglary, according to a press release issued by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The release states that on Monday, October 31, 2022, the Alapaha Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office requested the GBI to conduct an investigation regarding Chief Williams’ actions. Preliminary information indicates that Williams burglarized a home on October 11, 2022. On Wednesday, November 2, 2022, Williams turned himself in and was booked into the Atkinson County jail, where he has since bonded out. Wednesday, DouglasNow learned that Williams was…

Justin Anderson will stand trial alone this month in the 2020 death of Vann Brown after Judge Kelly Brooks denied a motion to consolidate his trial with the State’s case against his brother, Jason Anderson. Jury selection for the proceeding will begin on November 14, with the State expected to start presenting evidence the following day. The State filed the motion in the Superior Court of Coffee County last month requesting that the court approve combining the cases and having their trials tried together. The motion says that they were requesting the consolidation due to “the events giving…

Two registered sex offenders, Jose Pagan and William Fender, both allegedly violated their status requirements and are now in custody at the Coffee County Jail. According to a copy of an arrest warrant issued for Pagan’s arrest, he recently failed to register a new address at the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office within 72 hours of moving. A bench warrant was issued by the department on October 26,and Pagan was arrested later that day. Pagan, 59, was added to the registry following a 1993 rape conviction in Pennsylvania. He has also been found guilty of…

Last Monday, officers from the Coffee County Drug Unit served a search warrant in Mora and arrested Michael Dees, 53, on charges of possessing methamphetamine. A bench warrant was issued for Dees’ arrest earlier this month after he failed to appear in court on a charge of willful obstruction of a law enforcement officer. In that case, according to a copy of the arrest warrant, he is accused of putting his hands inside an officer’s vest and hitting him. The drug unit executed a search at Dees’ residence on Mora Road last Monday while serving the…

Bobby Dewayne Moore of Broxton is now facing more than 30 years in prison after he allegedly hit a Broxton Police Department officer and threatened the lives of other officers on the scene. He is also accused of assaulting a female by hitting her multiple times in the head and putting a lit cigarette out on her cheek. According to a Broxton Police Department report, on October 24, an officer with the department observed a silver Chevrolet Aveo traveling north at a high rate of speed on U.S. Highway 441. The driver then turned into the Aden’s Minit…

When working in the media, there are times when, unfortunately, we don’t find out about arrests when they are made that we feel the community should be aware of. While this rarely occurs, it has happened in the past, and this case happens to be one of those. The two defendants charged in the case, Michael Stevens and Susie Jewell, were on the calendar for the most recent bond hearings in the Superior Court of Coffee County, and I noticed a charge by their names that we don’t see often. DouglasNow has since obtained a copy of the…

The city of Douglas is painted pink, with members of the Beta Sigma Phi, Alpha Theta Chapter, gearing up for their annual Passionately Pink Day to raise awareness against breast cancer. Every year, the women of the chapter spend the month of October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, focusing on the continued fight against breast cancer by raising funds for those battling the disease, research and encouraging women of the community to receive their routine mammogram. Beta Sigma Phi chairman Lou Hennesy stated, “There is so much more to this month than just the pink flags and…

Two men, James Sims Jr. and Joshua Williams, were both arrested by officers with the Douglas Police Department following a shooting incident that allegedly occurred on South Pearl Avenue this weekend. However, due to the lack of known witnesses who were willing to testify, no charges were filed in connection to the alleged shooting. According to a DPD report, on October 22, an officer was dispatched to South Pearl Avenue and Ross Street around 5:45 p.m. in reference to gunshots. The report states that upon the officer’s arrival, he spoke to residents who reported that a white SUV…