A 41-year-old Douglas man was jailed on multiple charges last month, including arson, following an alleged alcohol-fueled domestic incident. According to a report from the police department, an officer responded to a domestic call on September 24, 2026, at 7 p.m. The report says that the female victim told the officer that she and her partner, Juan Vasquez, 41, had been arguing since he got off work at 5 p.m. The report says that Vasquez had started drinking when he got off work. During the argument, the report says that Vasquez broke the victim’s phone, grabbed her by the arm,…
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A man wanted out of Bacon County was arrested during a traffic stop last month on Rebecca Waldron Road on methamphetamine charges, according to an incident report from the sheriff’s office The report says that on September 16, 2026, an officer patrolling on Rebecca Waldron Road saw a green Volkswagen Beetle traveling on the road. The officer ran the car’s plates and it came back with a cancelled registration. The officer conducted a traffic stop and discovered that there were three individuals in the car. One of the passengers, David James Gentry, 51, of Alma, had an active warrant out…
A Douglas woman was arrested and jailed after she allegedly used her former employer’s credit card to buy auto parts from AutoZone, according to a report from the sheriff’s office. The report states that on September 22, 2026, a deputy met with an individual at the sheriff’s office who wanted to file a report regarding alleged transaction card fraud. The complainant stated that a former employee, identified as Evelyta Dianne Leon, 34, of Douglas, had used her credit card to buy brake parts from AutoZone in Douglas and online. The officer went to Leon’s residence and she was not there.…
On September 16, 2026, deputies from the sheriff’s office arrested a man on Harvest Street. That arrest resulted in an investigation of a home on Sparrow Street, which led to four more arrests on outstanding warrants and illegal drug charges. According to a report from the sheriff’s office, around 11:15 p.m. on September 16, a deputy was patrolling in Oak Park when he saw a man and a woman in the middle of Harvest Street. The deputy stopped the couple and spoke to them. The two were identified as Donna Jeane Lovell, 21, of Douglas, and John-Michael Morris Summey, 33,…
DouglasNow has learned that authorities in South Georgia have arrested James Lawrence III, 47, of Fitzgerald, in connection with the murder of Christy Myers, which occurred September 15, 1998, near Broxton. According to the GBI, Christy, who was 20 at the time, left her residence to go to the store in Broxton late on September 14, 1998. Multiple witnesses saw and/or spoke with Christy at the store. She was seen leaving the store alone in her vehicle. Shortly after midnight on September 15, 1998, Christy was found deceased outside of her car on the side of the Broxton-Fitzgerald Highway in…
The 2026 college football season is underway and several Coffee High alumni are playing on teams at every level from NAIA to the Division I ranks. Here is how they’ve done so far this season. Jaydon Vester, sophomore long snapper, Tennessee State: Tennessee State was idle last weekend. Maurice Turner, a senior running back with the Tulane University Green Wave: Led Tulane’s rushing attack with 200 yards and 2 touchdowns, including the game-winning 74-yard touchdown with 5:26 left in the game. Turner also caught 1 pass for 6 yards. Tulane won 24-21. Tyrese Woodgett, sophomore running back at Georgia Southern:…
Officers and agents from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office and Douglas-Coffee Drug Unit arrested three individuals in separate enforcement actions in September. The investigations involved suspected methamphetamine ranging from approximately 1.1 grams to more than 28 grams. On September 22, the D.I.C.E. Unit stopped Cody Snoddy near Highway 221 North and Jeff Lewis Road for alleged failure to maintain lane. A K-9 alerted on the vehicle, and approximately 3.8 grams of suspected methamphetamine were recovered. Snoddy was charged with possession of methamphetamine. In a separate traffic stop in the Dead Oak/Hickory Ridge area, Russell Smith was found in possession of…
A 27-year-old from Collins has been arrested and charged with theft by deception after he allegedly agreed to build a porch for an individual in Coffee County. The man, Gavin Gibson of Collins, allegedly asked for $1,100 up front for materials but never returned to do the work. According to a report from the sheriff’s office, on August 11, 2025, the complainant met with a deputy regarding the incident. The complainant said that Gibson agreed to do the work at his house. The report says that Gibson stated the project would cost $2,100. He asked for $1,100 up front to…
Douglas police officers arrested a 40-year-old for allegedly leaving the scene of an accident that occurred late in the afternoon of September 11, 2026. According to the incident report, a vehicle was turning out of the Circle K on the west side of town on to Bowens Mill Road when a Jeep Wrangler driven by Hugo Angel Hidalgo-Roblero ran into it. After the collision, the report says Hidalgo-Roblero left the scene. Officers were able to locate Hidalgo-Roblero at his home. When they spoke to him, the report says, he stated that he left the scene because he thought the other…
Kanlee Douglas had a triple and a double while Maggie Brown struck out nine in the Coffee Lady Trojans’ 8-5 win over the Thomas County Central Yellow Jackets Tuesday at Faircloth Field in Douglas. The win ended a three-game skid that improves the Lady Trojans to 11-6 in region play with just a few games remaining. TCC scored one in the first. Coffee answered with a run in the bottom of the inning to tie the game at 1-1. Douglas led off the inning with a triple then scored on a groundout. The Lady Trojans continued the offensive barrage, scoring…