Author: Robert Preston

An Ambrose woman is in jail after she allegedly shot her sister’s vehicle four times with her sister inside. She was arrested on March 2 at around 2:40 a.m. According to an incident report obtained from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office, officers responded to a call at 1414 Silver Brook Trail in Ambrose after getting a report of shots fired. The report states that the victim went to the home to check on her sister, Carmen Wright, 43, who had been acting erratically. When the victim arrived, Wright answered the door with a pistol in her…

An Ambrose woman is in jail after she allegedly shot her sister’s vehicle four times with her sister inside. She was arrested on March 2 at around 2:40 a.m. According to an incident report obtained from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office, officers responded to a call at 1414 Silver Brook Trail in Ambrose after getting a report of shots fired. The report states that the victim went to the home to check on her sister, Carmen Wright, 43, who had been acting erratically. When the victim arrived, Wright answered the door with a pistol in her…

An Ambrose woman is in jail after she allegedly shot her sister’s vehicle four times with her sister inside. She was arrested on March 2 at around 2:40 a.m. According to an incident report obtained from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office, officers responded to a call at 1414 Silver Brook Trail in Ambrose after getting a report of shots fired. The report states that the victim went to the home to check on her sister, Carmen Wright, 43, who had been acting erratically. When the victim arrived, Wright answered the door with a pistol in her…

DouglasNow has obtained documents that shed more light on the nature of the accusations levied against embattled former Indian Creek Elementary School principal Anastagia Carter, 51. On February 24, 2023, agents from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested Carter and charged her with eight charges, including cruelty to a child (first and third degrees), false imprisonment, and simple battery. The incidents allegedly took place at Indian Creek Elementary and involved two students at the school. One incident allegedly took place on January 27, 2023, while the other allegedly occurred on February 10, 2023. According to the…

DouglasNow has obtained documents that shed more light on the nature of the accusations levied against embattled former Indian Creek Elementary School principal Anastagia Carter, 51. On February 24, 2023, agents from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested Carter and charged her with eight charges, including cruelty to a child (first and third degrees), false imprisonment, and simple battery. The incidents allegedly took place at Indian Creek Elementary and involved two students at the school. One incident allegedly took place on January 27, 2023, while the other allegedly occurred on February 10, 2023. According to the…

The South Georgia State College Hawks dropped to 10-8 on the season after stumbling twice against the College of Central Florida Patriots Saturday afternoon in Douglas. The Patriots won game one 13-4 and game two 1-0. SGSC’s Christian Campbell had two hits and scored a run while Matthew Mebane scored twice and drove in a pair. The Hawks used four pitchers with starter Bradley Wilson doing the lion’s share of the work. He went 3 1/3 innings and gave up five hits and six runs (five earned). Game two was a bit of a nail biter.…

The South Georgia State College Hawks dropped to 10-8 on the season after stumbling twice against the College of Central Florida Patriots Saturday afternoon in Douglas. The Patriots won game one 13-4 and game two 1-0. SGSC’s Christian Campbell had two hits and scored a run while Matthew Mebane scored twice and drove in a pair. The Hawks used four pitchers with starter Bradley Wilson doing the lion’s share of the work. He went 3 1/3 innings and gave up five hits and six runs (five earned). Game two was a bit of a nail biter.…

The South Georgia State College Hawks dropped to 10-8 on the season after stumbling twice against the College of Central Florida Patriots Saturday afternoon in Douglas. The Patriots won game one 13-4 and game two 1-0. SGSC’s Christian Campbell had two hits and scored a run while Matthew Mebane scored twice and drove in a pair. The Hawks used four pitchers with starter Bradley Wilson doing the lion’s share of the work. He went 3 1/3 innings and gave up five hits and six runs (five earned). Game two was a bit of a nail biter.…

An inmate from the Ben Hill County Jail who was in jail after allegedly escaping custody from Ben Hill County officers during a sentencing hearing in early 2022 has escaped again — this time getting away when he was allowed to go to his grandmother’s funeral in Douglas. Danny West was apprehended in Douglas on December 17, 2022, after a detective with the Coffee County Drug Unit saw him at Hibbett Sports. The detective called another officer before approaching West. When the officers asked him who he was, he gave a false name and attempted to flee again.…

An inmate from the Ben Hill County Jail who was in jail after allegedly escaping custody from Ben Hill County officers during a sentencing hearing in early 2022 has escaped again — this time getting away when he was allowed to go to his grandmother’s funeral in Douglas. Danny West was apprehended in Douglas on December 17, 2022, after a detective with the Coffee County Drug Unit saw him at Hibbett Sports. The detective called another officer before approaching West. When the officers asked him who he was, he gave a false name and attempted to flee again.…