Author: Kristen Kitchens

A 45-year-old woman was recently taken into custody after she allegedly cut her husband’s wrist with a knife as she was “swinging it at him” during a dispute. A report of the incident states that on January 6, 2023, an officer was dispatched to a house on Pine Street after a complaint regarding a domestic dispute. When the officer arrived, he spoke to a 64-year-old man who claimed he had been cut with a knife by his wife, Shona Grady. According to the victim, Grady came home after a night of drinking with a few friends and they began to…

A 45-year-old woman was recently taken into custody after she allegedly cut her husband’s wrist with a knife as she was “swinging it at him” during a dispute. A report of the incident states that on January 6, 2023, an officer was dispatched to a house on Pine Street after a complaint regarding a domestic dispute. When the officer arrived, he spoke to a 64-year-old man who claimed he had been cut with a knife by his wife, Shona Grady. According to the victim, Grady came home after a night of drinking with a few friends and they began to…

Last week, a convicted felon pleaded guilty to a possession of firearms charge following his arrest last year. Leroy Allen Welch was arrested in November 2022 after two men reported that he threatened them and then fired a gun near both of them. DouglasNow previously reported that officers were dispatched to a local business on September 8 and spoke to an individual who reportedly showed law enforcement a cell phone video of Welch holding a black pistol. The video, according to the report, also showed Welch stating, “I’ll kill all you mother f***** and disassemble your bodies, and I’ll…

Last week, a convicted felon pleaded guilty to a possession of firearms charge following his arrest last year. Leroy Allen Welch was arrested in November 2022 after two men reported that he threatened them and then fired a gun near both of them. DouglasNow previously reported that officers were dispatched to a local business on September 8 and spoke to an individual who reportedly showed law enforcement a cell phone video of Welch holding a black pistol. The video, according to the report, also showed Welch stating, “I’ll kill all you mother f***** and disassemble your bodies, and I’ll…

Michael Arnold Jr., one of the suspects who have been indicted in the death of Radderian “Rae Rae” Barnes, was denied bond during his first court appearance since his arrest last year. Arnold Jr. was arrested in March 2022, two months after Barnes was discovered suffering from multiple gunshot wounds on Juanita Street. He succumbed to his injuries after being transported to the hospital. Arnold was apprehended and later indicted on charges of felony murder, malice murder, armed robbery, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. …

Michael Arnold Jr., one of the suspects who have been indicted in the death of Radderian “Rae Rae” Barnes, was denied bond during his first court appearance since his arrest last year. Arnold Jr. was arrested in March 2022, two months after Barnes was discovered suffering from multiple gunshot wounds on Juanita Street. He succumbed to his injuries after being transported to the hospital. Arnold was apprehended and later indicted on charges of felony murder, malice murder, armed robbery, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. …

Last Wednesday, a 47-year-old man racked up 18 charges after he led local law enforcement on a vehicle chase. When the chase finally ended, the driver, Frederick Green, was arrested after officers discovered nearly 10 ounces of suspected cocaine. According to a copy of a Coffee County Drug Unit incident report, on January 11, detectives assisted the Georgia State Patrol with the chase, which started after officers clocked Green speeding. The chase began in the county on Highway 32 West and continued into the city before ending on the west overpass near Highway 32 West. Green…

Last Wednesday, a 47-year-old man racked up 18 charges after he led local law enforcement on a vehicle chase. When the chase finally ended, the driver, Frederick Green, was arrested after officers discovered nearly 10 ounces of suspected cocaine. According to a copy of a Coffee County Drug Unit incident report, on January 11, detectives assisted the Georgia State Patrol with the chase, which started after officers clocked Green speeding. The chase began in the county on Highway 32 West and continued into the city before ending on the west overpass near Highway 32 West. Green…

A 42-year-old man has been charged with trafficking methamphetamine, obstruction, and other charges after he ran into a stranger’s home in an attempt to avoid law enforcement. Prior to the incident, an investigator with the Coffee County Drug Unit saw Bobby Lee Hilliard, “acting suspiciously” in the area of 350 New Forest Highway. As detectives attempted to approach Hilliard to speak with him, he walked into a house at the location. As Hilliard entered the home, detectives heard the homeowners yelling at the suspect, “saying they did not know who he was and to leave.” When the detective…

A 42-year-old man has been charged with trafficking methamphetamine, obstruction, and other charges after he ran into a stranger’s home in an attempt to avoid law enforcement. Prior to the incident, an investigator with the Coffee County Drug Unit saw Bobby Lee Hilliard, “acting suspiciously” in the area of 350 New Forest Highway. As detectives attempted to approach Hilliard to speak with him, he walked into a house at the location. As Hilliard entered the home, detectives heard the homeowners yelling at the suspect, “saying they did not know who he was and to leave.” When the detective…