Last month marked the third anniversary of an unsolved death in Ben Hill County that FBI detectives continue to investigate as they search for the victim’s killer. The woman, Kasara Brown, was found dead in her Fitzgerald home in 2019 and was eight months pregnant when she was killed. The FBI recently released a poster reminding individuals that the investigation is still underway and of a $10,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for Brown’s death. Brown, who was 24 at the time, was over eight…
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A 49-year-old woman from South Carolina, Samantha Jackson Pincus, has pleaded guilty as a first offender on charges of burglary and arson in connection to a Nicholls residential fire in 2021. Last year, officials with the Insurance and Safety Fire Commission reported that Pincus and two other individuals, Atmath Wright and Joseph Dailey of Metter, were arrested following an investigation into a fire that occurred in Nicholls on February 5, 2021, at 1109 Brunswick Avenue. According to the statement, the fire was set around 8:22 a.m., with the homeowner not at the residence when the arson…
Nearly 50 inmates in the Coffee County Jail appeared in court for bond hearings this week, with Judge Andy Spivey being required to grant a 90-day bond to Steve Sellers, who is accused of lighting his ex-girlfriend’s clothes on fire. Many of the individuals were denied release, including Devon Mack, a suspect in the recent Baymeadows shooting incident, and Ernest Knighton, a man who is accused of recently robbing a convenience store at gunpoint for the second time since 2014. At the end of June, Sellers, 42, of Douglas, made headlines after his ex-girlfriend said she returned to…
This week, a Coffee County grand jury handed down indictments to more than 15 individuals, with one of those defendants, Sedric Powell Jr., now formally charged in the death of Radderian “Rae Rae” Barnes. The jury also added charges against Cory Hulett, who was arrested earlier this year for allegedly attempting to entice a teenager. Powell Jr. is now the second individual indicted on murder charges in the January 2022 death of Barnes, a 27-year-old from Douglas. The grand jury heard evidence in the case, finding probable cause for prosecutors to move forward with the charges Powell Jr.…
The Lady Trojans wrapped up the regular season last week with a 9-1 win on the road at Bradwell Institute. Freshman Emme Cole got her first varsity win going 3 innings and only allowed 1 hit with 5 strikeouts. Another freshman, Bryle Gamage, picked up a save with an effective outing as well. Senior Imani Paulk hit a line-drive 3-run homer to set the tone for Coffee while Hannah Capps, Hanna Hutchison, and Morgan Hodges all added 2 hits to each to lead the offense. Capps and Hutchison both had a pair of doubles while Kaci Thacker, Erin…
A 73-year-old man from Douglas, Milton Aycock, is now facing an aggravated assault charge after he reportedly beat a woman with a socket wrench and shoe mount. Aycock was out on bond at the time of the incident after he was arrested in 2019 for allegedly threatening to murder the same woman. According to a copy of a Douglas Police Department incident report, on October 9, around 2:13 p.m., an officer responded to West Green Road after being informed of a possible domestic dispute. When he arrived at the residence, he spoke to a 57-year-old woman, who reported…
William Jared Harper will spend the next several years in prison after he pleaded guilty to an aggravated assault that occurred in 2020. Harper has been in the Coffee County Jail since his arrest, with those years being credited toward his sentence. The charges stem from an incident that took place on May 22, 2020, when Harper was arrested on the assault charge, with an additional count of kidnapping. According to a copy of a document filed in August 2020, Harper allegedly “stole a female away without lawful authority or warrant and held her against her…
Brandon Shakeel Carter-Mitchell, who was released from the Georgia Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to drug charges, is back in custody following a recent arrest by the Douglas Police Department. According to a copy of the incident report, on September 15, an officer with the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a residence on Teal Street in Douglas after a complainant reported receiving threatening text messages from an individual named Brandon Carter-Mitchell. The complainant told the officer that the suspect was currently residing at a home on McDonald Road in Douglas. The officer went to…
William Joseph Hale, 35, of Douglas, has been charged with attempted murder in Florida following a road rage shooting that led to two children being shot during the altercation. The other defendant, Frank Gilliard Allison of Cordele, was also charged with attempted murder after he allegedly fired the first shot. Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper held a press conference on Monday morning, reporting that on Saturday, around 6:00 p.m., they began receiving multiple 911 calls from individuals reporting people being shot on U.S. 1 near Callahan. The sheriff stated that a witness informed them of an incident he described…
Two juveniles have been arrested for the armed robbery that was committed at Chen’s China restaurant in Pearson earlier, along with a second armed robbery that also occurred recently. The first robbery took place on Saturday, September 10, around 7:53 p.m., with a suspect seen on video surveillance committing the act. The individual fled the scene on foot and was not apprehended at the time. On Thursday, September 29, officers were dispatched to a property on Lott Avenue at around 3:50 p.m. in response to a 911 hang-up call. When officers arrived, a man reported that two people approached…