Author: Robert Preston

Bobby Worthy of Blackshear was arrested on Nov. 17, 2020, on a good behavior warrant following an appearance in Ware County Magistrate Court for allegedly threatening/harassing Tina Dean of Waycross on Facebook. According to documents obtained from Ware County Magistrate Court, the incident occurred on June 15, 2020 when Worthy went live on Facebook making alleged threatening comments toward Dean, who has custody of an African-American child. The child’s mother, Electra Tarver, relinquished custody of her child to Dean, who is white, and her family. According to court documents filed by Dean, Worthy stated that Dean stole the…

Arlis Sutton (defense), Maurice Turner (offense), and Noah Saylor (special teams) are the Coffee Trojans’ players of the week for Coffee’s first-round playoff win over the Ola Mustangs. The Trojans scored 24 fourth-quarter points to win 31-7. Sutton was a big reason why the Mustangs scored just one touchdown all night. A strong, hard-hitting defensive end whose 200 pounds is very deceiving, Sutton finished the contest with four tackles, four assists, three tackles for a loss, one sack, and two quarterback hurries. Running back Maurice Turner did just about everything on offense Friday night. He ran, caught, and…

Nine defendants, including one individual from Douglas, have been accused in a federal indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court of operating a drug trafficking operation in multiple south Georgia counties. The indictment includes charges of Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, and an amount of cocaine and marijuana, along with illegal firearms charges, said Bobby L. Christine, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. The charges carry a possible penalty of up to life in prison, and there is no parole in the federal system. Once the…

Nine defendants, including one individual from Douglas, have been accused in a federal indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court of operating a drug trafficking operation in multiple south Georgia counties. The indictment includes charges of Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, and an amount of cocaine and marijuana, along with illegal firearms charges, said Bobby L. Christine, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. The charges carry a possible penalty of up to life in prison, and there is no parole in the federal system. Once the…

A local attorney spent a night in jail after hitting a parked vehicle at a convenience store, crashing into a ditch, then fleeing the scene, according to an incident report obtained from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office. According to the report, on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020 at around 5 p.m., a black 2016 Ford Super Duty pickup pulled into the convenience store at the intersection of Woodrow Stone Road and Highway 158 West near Baymeadows. The driver of the vehicle, identified as attorney Marc Metts, 43, of a Woodlake Circle address, went into the store and purchased several items.…

Ward 3 city commissioner Olivia Pearson has been arrested and charged with criminal trespass after an incident that happened at the Coffee County elections office about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. According to witnesses, Commissioner Pearson was in the office assisting a voter. After completing the voting process, Commissioner Pearson allegedly began pushing buttons on a machine. Election officials asked her to stop but, said witnesses, she refused. The incident became heated and Commissioner Pearson was asked to leave. She eventually left the premises after officials called 911. Police officers arrived on the scene after she had left. A short…

COVID-19 has claimed another public event – the annual Festival of Lights Christmas Parade held the first Saturday in December in downtown Douglas. At Monday night’s regular city commission meeting, commissioners agreed to cancel the parade this year due to COVID-19 concerns. The city has turned the parade over to the Douglas-Coffee County Chamber of Commerce; however, the city is still an integral part of parade planning. According to city manager Charlie Davis, the Chamber expressed some reservations to him regarding the parade. He added that Coffee Regional Medical Center had also asked the city to consider not holding…

A man with ties to Douglas was one of a total of 13 arrested in Michigan for allegedly conspiring to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over her coronavirus restrictions, according to multiple media reports. Ty Garbin of Hartland, Michigan was one of the alleged conspirators. Media outlets in Michigan have reported that Garbin moved to Hartland from Douglas. Garbin’s Facebook profile states that he is originally from Douglas and moved to Michigan last year. Officials from the Douglas Police Department and Coffee County Sheriff’s Office have no records of Garbin nor have any authorities from Michigan contacted local enforcement regarding…

Tuesday afternoon, Dr. Steve Anderson of Douglas was taken into custody after agents from the Drug Enforcement Agency, Internal Revenue Service, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Jeff Davis County Sheriff’s Office, and Douglas Police Department conducted an all-day investigation at his home and offices. Late Tuesday afternoon, officers transported Dr. Anderson to the Coffee County Jail. The exact charges Dr. Anderson is being held on have not been released. However, the charges involve alleged violations of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. Likewise, officers have not announced what they were looking for or what they found during the investigation. Dr.…

According to a story posted on www.lawandcrime.com, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has released statements disputing stories published by various news outlets alleging substandard COVID-19 protocols and non-consensual medical procedures, namely hysterectomies, at the Irwin County Detention Center (ICDC) in Ocilla. Likewise, Coffee Regional Medical Center has released a statement to DouglasNow.com regarding this same issue. In one statement, published on lawandcrime.com, ICE officials reported that the agency has inspected ICDC numerous times, both announced and unannounced, and it has always been in compliance with national standards. In a second statement, also published on lawandcrime.com, the…