An alleged impaired driver, a phantom driver named Rodrigo, and a hit and run all made for a rather unusual incident on July 4 just before midnight. According to a report from the Douglas Police Department, a hit and run accident took place at the intersection of East Baker Highway and Bowens Mill Road Southeast at 11:55 p.m. on July 4. The report states that Rennisha McCutchen, driving a white 2015 Nissan Altima, had been struck by a red 2022 Ford F-350 that was turning off Bowens Mill Road onto East Baker Highway. Carlos Vanegas, 26, was eventually…
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An alleged impaired driver, a phantom driver named Rodrigo, and a hit and run all made for a rather unusual incident on July 4 just before midnight. According to a report from the Douglas Police Department, a hit and run accident took place at the intersection of East Baker Highway and Bowens Mill Road Southeast at 11:55 p.m. on July 4. The report states that Rennisha McCutchen, driving a white 2015 Nissan Altima, had been struck by a red 2022 Ford F-350 that was turning off Bowens Mill Road onto East Baker Highway. Carlos Vanegas, 26, was eventually…
A scam investigation that started in Douglas in late May took authorities 800 miles into east Texas and landed a 61-year-old Texas resident in the Coffee County Jail on theft by deception charges charges. This was one of those all-too-common fraud complaints in which a person solicits money for a non-existent item. In this case, a man named Bill Miller who claimed he was from New York contacted a 71-year-old Douglas woman and said he worked for Steve Harvey. He said if the victim would wire him a certain amount of money, he would send her a car.…
A scam investigation that started in Douglas in late May took authorities 800 miles into east Texas and landed a 61-year-old Texas resident in the Coffee County Jail on theft by deception charges charges. This was one of those all-too-common fraud complaints in which a person solicits money for a non-existent item. In this case, a man named Bill Miller who claimed he was from New York contacted a 71-year-old Douglas woman and said he worked for Steve Harvey. He said if the victim would wire him a certain amount of money, he would send her a car.…
On Wednesday, June 28, gunshots rang out in the city in three different shooting incidents. DouglasNow has already covered two of the three. The first took place on Pinecrest Drive and South Gaskin Avenue around 6 a.m. It resulted in the arrests of two individuals — Jaquiez Young and Isaiah Wright, both of whom remain in the Coffee County Jail. The last shooting of the day happened on North June Avenue; no arrests have been made in that incident. The day’s second shooting occurred at apartments on West Phillips Street at 3:40 p.m. Witnesses reported that…
On Wednesday, June 28, gunshots rang out in the city in three different shooting incidents. DouglasNow has already covered two of the three. The first took place on Pinecrest Drive and South Gaskin Avenue around 6 a.m. It resulted in the arrests of two individuals — Jaquiez Young and Isaiah Wright, both of whom remain in the Coffee County Jail. The last shooting of the day happened on North June Avenue; no arrests have been made in that incident. The day’s second shooting occurred at apartments on West Phillips Street at 3:40 p.m. Witnesses reported that…
Bailey Tardy, a 26-year-old rookie on the LPGA Tour with family connections to Douglas, finished tied for fourth (-3) at the Women’s US Open at Pebble Beach Sunday. Tardy led the tournament over the first 36 holes but faltered a little on Saturday and Sunday. Still, her 73 on Sunday secured a tie for fourth place and a $482,136 payday. Tardy began the tournament with a 69 then a 68. Saturday, she shot 75 and followed that with a final-round 73. Tardy’s grandmother, Claire Tardy, and Gail Kirkland of Douglas, are sisters. Thomas, Gail’s husband, Gail,…
Bailey Tardy, a 26-year-old rookie on the LPGA Tour with family connections to Douglas, finished tied for fourth (-3) at the Women’s US Open at Pebble Beach Sunday. Tardy led the tournament over the first 36 holes but faltered a little on Saturday and Sunday. Still, her 73 on Sunday secured a tie for fourth place and a $482,136 payday. Tardy began the tournament with a 69 then a 68. Saturday, she shot 75 and followed that with a final-round 73. Tardy’s grandmother, Claire Tardy, and Gail Kirkland of Douglas, are sisters. Thomas, Gail’s husband, Gail,…
A chase that began just after midnight on June 24 ended like many of the recent pursuits — with the car wrecked and the alleged driver in handcuffs. According to a report from the sheriff’s office, on June 24, a deputy noticed a white Chrysler 300 speeding on Highway 221 North. The vehicle turned on to Spring Oak Street and continued speeding up. The deputy attempted a traffic stop; however, according to the report, the driver did not comply. The driver, identified as Montel Jermaine Jackson, 27, of Pearson, continued through Oak Park, traveling too fast for the…
A chase that began just after midnight on June 24 ended like many of the recent pursuits — with the car wrecked and the alleged driver in handcuffs. According to a report from the sheriff’s office, on June 24, a deputy noticed a white Chrysler 300 speeding on Highway 221 North. The vehicle turned on to Spring Oak Street and continued speeding up. The deputy attempted a traffic stop; however, according to the report, the driver did not comply. The driver, identified as Montel Jermaine Jackson, 27, of Pearson, continued through Oak Park, traveling too fast for the…