Two registered sex offenders, Jose Pagan and William Fender, both allegedly violated their status requirements and are now in custody at the Coffee County Jail. According to a copy of an arrest warrant issued for Pagan’s arrest, he recently failed to register a new address at the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office within 72 hours of moving. A bench warrant was issued by the department on October 26,and Pagan was arrested later that day. Pagan, 59, was added to the registry following a 1993 rape conviction in Pennsylvania. He has also been found guilty of…
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By Allison Winter Georgia Recorder www.georgiarecorder.com The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Monday questioned the legality of race-conscious policies in college admissions, as the justices weighed two cases that could upend the admissions process many colleges use to try to boost diversity on campus. At issue are two cases that challenge the lawfulness of affirmative action at Harvard University, the nation’s oldest private university, and the University of North Carolina, one of its oldest public universities. Depending on the scope of the court’s ruling, the outcome of these lawsuits could affect admissions at…
Last Monday, officers from the Coffee County Drug Unit served a search warrant in Mora and arrested Michael Dees, 53, on charges of possessing methamphetamine. A bench warrant was issued for Dees’ arrest earlier this month after he failed to appear in court on a charge of willful obstruction of a law enforcement officer. In that case, according to a copy of the arrest warrant, he is accused of putting his hands inside an officer’s vest and hitting him. The drug unit executed a search at Dees’ residence on Mora Road last Monday while serving the…
Bobby Dewayne Moore of Broxton is now facing more than 30 years in prison after he allegedly hit a Broxton Police Department officer and threatened the lives of other officers on the scene. He is also accused of assaulting a female by hitting her multiple times in the head and putting a lit cigarette out on her cheek. According to a Broxton Police Department report, on October 24, an officer with the department observed a silver Chevrolet Aveo traveling north at a high rate of speed on U.S. Highway 441. The driver then turned into the Aden’s Minit…
When working in the media, there are times when, unfortunately, we don’t find out about arrests when they are made that we feel the community should be aware of. While this rarely occurs, it has happened in the past, and this case happens to be one of those. The two defendants charged in the case, Michael Stevens and Susie Jewell, were on the calendar for the most recent bond hearings in the Superior Court of Coffee County, and I noticed a charge by their names that we don’t see often. DouglasNow has since obtained a copy of the…
The city of Douglas is painted pink, with members of the Beta Sigma Phi, Alpha Theta Chapter, gearing up for their annual Passionately Pink Day to raise awareness against breast cancer. Every year, the women of the chapter spend the month of October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, focusing on the continued fight against breast cancer by raising funds for those battling the disease, research and encouraging women of the community to receive their routine mammogram. Beta Sigma Phi chairman Lou Hennesy stated, “There is so much more to this month than just the pink flags and…
Two men, James Sims Jr. and Joshua Williams, were both arrested by officers with the Douglas Police Department following a shooting incident that allegedly occurred on South Pearl Avenue this weekend. However, due to the lack of known witnesses who were willing to testify, no charges were filed in connection to the alleged shooting. According to a DPD report, on October 22, an officer was dispatched to South Pearl Avenue and Ross Street around 5:45 p.m. in reference to gunshots. The report states that upon the officer’s arrival, he spoke to residents who reported that a white SUV…
The Coffee County Drug Unit has arrested two individuals, Ellis Bernard Robertson and Farrah Ann Carter, on drug possession charges. Investigators with the CCDU and K-9 Unit arrived at Robertson and Carter’s Nicholls residence, located at 110 Southern Grapevine Road, to execute a search warrant last Wednesday around 12:30 p.m. Robertson and Carter were at the property when investigators arrived to conduct the search, which resulted in the discovery of quantities of suspected methamphetamine, cocaine, and hydrocodone. Both individuals were arrested without incident and transported to the Coffee County Jail. Robertson, 51,…
The Coffee County Drug Unit recently charged Quashaw Marqise Tucker of Douglas with multiple drug offenses following the execution of a residential search warrant. Investigators with the CCDU and the K-9 unit arrived at the home, located on Davis Avenue, on Monday, October 17, just before 11:00 a.m. to conduct the search. As a result, the CCDU discovered a variety of suspected drugs inside the residence, including quantities of methamphetamine, cocaine, Oxycodone (a Schedule II controlled substance), and a large quantity of marijuana. Tucker was transported to the Coffee County Jail and booked on four counts,…
Thursday evening, a Coffee County school bus suffered a broken window while delivering two students to their homes. The driver called the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office, which initially determined that the incident was caused by a rock. Friday morning, the school system released the following statement: “On Thursday evening, October 20, the driver of a Coffee County School System bus transporting two 21st Century/Boys and Girls Club students reported that one of her bus windows had been shot. “The bus driver immediately called 911. Law enforcement arrived on the scene and began investigating the…