Author: Robert Preston

It’s not really fair to call what happened on the sidewalk on South Peterson Avenue Saturday night a fight. There was a punch or two passed but it was all one-sided and not exactly fair. When the dust settled, one person visited the emergency room, another had a busted lip, and two others made a late-night trip to the Coffee County Jail. The incident report from the Douglas Police Department is a little confusing — things are convoluted when alcohol, a large crowd, and fights are involved — but here is what the report says happened (with a…

Devonte Delon Clark, 28, of a McRae address, has been arrested and charged with financial transaction card fraud after he allegedly took money from someone else’s bank account and also opened up a CareCredit account in the complainant’s name without authorization. According to a report from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office, the complainant spoke to a deputy and stated that he believed that Clark had taken $60 from his account without authorization. The complainant said that Clark has lived in his house “off and on” because of a relationship the complaint has with Clark’s mother. The…

Devonte Delon Clark, 28, of a McRae address, has been arrested and charged with financial transaction card fraud after he allegedly took money from someone else’s bank account and also opened up a CareCredit account in the complainant’s name without authorization. According to a report from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office, the complainant spoke to a deputy and stated that he believed that Clark had taken $60 from his account without authorization. The complainant said that Clark has lived in his house “off and on” because of a relationship the complaint has with Clark’s mother. The…

On March 14, detectives from the Coffee County Drug Unit acted on a tip that led them to suspected methamphetamine along with scales and packaging material. As a result, the officers arrested Sheila Dunn, 49, and charged her with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Dunn was on probation and had an active Fourth Amendment waiver, according to an incident report from the drug unit. That allowed the officers to search her home, located at 633 Second Avenue South in Douglas. During the search, the officers found packaging material, two scales covered in what they…

On March 14, detectives from the Coffee County Drug Unit acted on a tip that led them to suspected methamphetamine along with scales and packaging material. As a result, the officers arrested Sheila Dunn, 49, and charged her with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Dunn was on probation and had an active Fourth Amendment waiver, according to an incident report from the drug unit. That allowed the officers to search her home, located at 633 Second Avenue South in Douglas. During the search, the officers found packaging material, two scales covered in what they…

Next week, Kendrick Mizell, 29, is set to stand trial for the murder of Antravious Johnson, 22. Johnson was killed on Feb. 28, 2021, at the 900 block of South Gaskin Avenue in Douglas. Authorities allege that Johnson was sitting in the driver’s side of a vehicle on South Gaskin Avenue when Mizell walked up to the vehicle and began shooting. Johnson was hit in the head, back, and hand. Mizell was identified as a suspect almost immediately following Johnson’s death. He was arrested in March of 2021 without incident in Ware County with the assistance…

Next week, Kendrick Mizell, 29, is set to stand trial for the murder of Antravious Johnson, 22. Johnson was killed on Feb. 28, 2021, at the 900 block of South Gaskin Avenue in Douglas. Authorities allege that Johnson was sitting in the driver’s side of a vehicle on South Gaskin Avenue when Mizell walked up to the vehicle and began shooting. Johnson was hit in the head, back, and hand. Mizell was identified as a suspect almost immediately following Johnson’s death. He was arrested in March of 2021 without incident in Ware County with the assistance…

Next week, Kendrick Mizell, 29, is set to stand trial for the murder of Antravious Johnson, 22. Johnson was killed on Feb. 28, 2021, at the 900 block of South Gaskin Avenue in Douglas. Authorities allege that Johnson was sitting in the driver’s side of a vehicle on South Gaskin Avenue when Mizell walked up to the vehicle and began shooting. Johnson was hit in the head, back, and hand. Mizell was identified as a suspect almost immediately following Johnson’s death. He was arrested in March of 2021 without incident in Ware County with the assistance…

The hammer continues to fall in the jury tampering investigation related to the murder trial of Justin Anderson last November. Another suspect, David Spivey, has been arrested and charged with embracery, the second individual arrested on that charge this week in the case. On Wednesday, March 15, 2023, DouglasNow reported that Joey Anderson, the father of Justin and Jason Anderson, had been arrested and charged with embracery (Georgia’s official term for jury tampering) after the Grand Jury indicted him on Monday, March 13. According to the indictment, he allegedly contacted David Spivey, the brother of Johnny Spivey, a…

The hammer continues to fall in the jury tampering investigation related to the murder trial of Justin Anderson last November. Another suspect, David Spivey, has been arrested and charged with embracery, the second individual arrested on that charge this week in the case. On Wednesday, March 15, 2023, DouglasNow reported that Joey Anderson, the father of Justin and Jason Anderson, had been arrested and charged with embracery (Georgia’s official term for jury tampering) after the Grand Jury indicted him on Monday, March 13. According to the indictment, he allegedly contacted David Spivey, the brother of Johnny Spivey, a…