Sherry Lundy, 50, of Douglas, has been charged with animal cruelty after deputies allegedly discovered two malnourished dogs living in cages full of feces. According to an incident report, deputies responded to Lundy’s home on Tyson Road after getting a report that there were dogs in poor health on the property. When deputies arrived, they found the dogs in two tiny homemade pens. The pens were full of feces and the deputies reported that they could smell the cages from pretty far away. The report states that Lundy confirmed that the dogs belonged to her. The…
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Sherry Lundy, 50, of Douglas, has been charged with animal cruelty after deputies allegedly discovered two malnourished dogs living in cages full of feces. According to an incident report, deputies responded to Lundy’s home on Tyson Road after getting a report that there were dogs in poor health on the property. When deputies arrived, they found the dogs in two tiny homemade pens. The pens were full of feces and the deputies reported that they could smell the cages from pretty far away. The report states that Lundy confirmed that the dogs belonged to her. The…
Bessie V. Trowell, 67, of Hazlehurst, has been arrested and charged in connection with a $16.8 million Publishers Clearing House scam in Lynn Haven, Florida, according to a post on the Lynn Haven Police Department’s Facebook page. The post states that the scam defrauded a Lynn Haven victim of more than $9,000. According to the post, the investigation began on January 28, 2023, when the victim reported to police that they had sent checks and funds via Green Dot pre-paid cards after having received a call telling them that they had won a $16.8 million dollar prize from…
Tarka Shamar Moody, 44, has been arrested and hit with a variety of charges following a search of his house in Nicholls. According to a copy of the incident report, on February 8, detectives executed a search warrant on Moody at his house, located at 231 Forest Ridge Road in Nicholls. When detectives entered the home, Moody was in the middle bedroom of the house before the search took place. Detectives reported discovering a quantity of suspected cocaine, a Sccy 9mm handgun, a large quantity of suspected marijuana, a quantity of unknown pills, which they stated…
In less than a year, the doors of the long-awaited Publix will open to the citizens of Douglas and Coffee County. According to local officials, a new opening date has been scheduled for the national grocer, with DouglasNow also getting the latest updates for other businesses coming our way. Local officials told DouglasNow that construction for Publix is set to be completed in late November or early December. If plans stay on schedule, the business is expected to open its doors in the early weeks of January 2024. The opening of Publix and PetSmart was first…
A 30-year-old Douglas man is now in jail after he reportedly struck the front of a Douglas Police Department patrol vehicle while allegedly intoxicated at 6:40 a.m. on Monday morning. According to the report, both the victim, a female police officer, and the driver, Miguel Rivera, received “suspected or minor visible injuries” from the crash. A copy of a Georgia State Patrol report states that on the morning of the wreck, Rivera was traveling south on Wheeler Avenue, approaching Bowens Mill Road. The officer saw Rivera cross the center line and enter the opposite lane of travel. According…
A 36-year-old woman from Folkston was recently arrested for allegedly threatening to kill another woman, according to a Douglas Police Department incident report. The suspect, Kendra Jones, has since been released on an out-of-county bond. An officer reported that on February 5, he responded to a residence on West Cherry Street in an apartment complex after receiving a complaint about a possible domestic dispute. When the officer arrived, he made contact with Jones, who reported that she and a 29-year-old female had been arguing all night and all morning but the argument had not turned into a physical…
An alleged pecan theft resulted in a felony charge for a 54-year-old Broxton man after he was allegedly found to be in possession of methamphetamine when questioned by officers. According to a copy of a Broxton Police Department incident report, on January 23, an officer was dispatched to a residence on West Avenue in reference to a criminal trespass. When the officer arrived, he spoke to the property owner, who reported that a man had been taking pecans from the property. After speaking to the complainant, the officer reportedly made contact with a male wearing clothes described by…
For almost six years, Wallace Lee has been in prison serving a life sentence for the double murder of 33-year-old Meghan Bowen and 39-year-old James Harden. Next month, Lee will return to the Superior Court of Coffee County for a judge to hear his motion for a new trial. Evidence during Lee’s trial, according to a statement from the district attorney’s office following his conviction, “showed a history of violent acts Lee committed against Bowen, including beating in her front door with an ax, smashing the windows of her vehicle, physically attacking her, and threats that he ‘better…
The GBI has arrested Georgia Department of Corrections Warden Brian Dennis Adams, age 48, of Waycross, and charged him with Conspiracy to Violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act (Georgia RICO Act), Bribery, False Statements and Violation of Oath by Public Officer. Adams was terminated prior to his arrest on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 and is currently in the Tattnall County Jail. Adams is the former Warden at Smith State Prison in Glennville. On Tuesday, May 31, 2022, the Georgia Attorney General’s Office requested the GBI to investigate corruption at Smith State Prison based on…