Author: Staff Reports

An early morning domestic dispute last month allegedly led to a broken phone and a short trip to jail. According to an incident report from the Douglas Police Department, on June 9, 2025, at 2:50 a.m., an officer was dispatched to Georgian Woods Apartments on McNeil Drive in reference to a domestic dispute. When he arrived, he learned that the suspect, Jalen Blackshear, 26, of Douglas, and the victim had gotten into an argument. The report states that the two, who lived together at the apartments, had been at a separate location earlier in the evening, had argued, and separated.…

A traffic stop that began because of a taillight that was out landed a 39-year-old in jail on illegal drug charges. According to a report from the Douglas Police Department, around 11:30 p.m. on June 11, 2025, an officer noticed a 2013 Kia Optima on North Madison Avenue with a taillight out. The officer stopped the vehicle and spoke to the driver, identified as Demiro Jimintez Shaw, 39, of Douglas. The report states that the officer smelled marijuana in the vehicle but Shaw denied having any marijuana inside. Other officers arrived and they searched the Kia. Officers found a brown…

Coffee High School’s FBLA has one of the top FBLA members in the country. Dominic Mimbang has placed seventh at FBLA Nationals in Anaheim, California. Dominic competed in Business Ethics. He had to take an objective test then make a presentation on an ethical scenario in business. He competed in the first round on Sunday and Monday against 97 other teams consisting of 1-3 members. This was done in front of judges. Tuesday, he was announced as a finalist. He competed again Tuesday in a presentation round in front of judges and an audience. The top 10 were announced later…

A Nicholls man has been arrested and charged with vehicular homicide and other alleged violations as a result of a fatal traffic accident that took place around 8:15 a.m. on December 9, 2024. According to an accident report from the Georgia State Patrol, the accident happened when a 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer driven by Tyler Keith Graham, 31, of Nicholls, turned left on to Highway 32 off of Roberts Cemetery Road just east of Nicholls. Jamie Thomas Wrinn, 50, of Alma, was driving west on Highway 32 operating a Honda WW150 motorcycle near Roberts Cemetery Road. The report says that Graham…

An alcohol fueled fishing trip landed a 42-year-old in jail after he allegedly fled a Coffee County deputy while riding home on an ATV. According to a sheriff’s office incident report, on June 10, 2025, at around 8 p.m., a deputy spotted a man, identified as James Johnson, 42, of Douglas, riding an ATV on New Forest Highway. During the stop, Johnson stated that he didn’t have any identification and he also might have a warrant, the report says. Johnson also had a container that contained an alcoholic beverage and he was slurring his words, the report says. The officer…

A Douglas man who was arrested in May after he allegedly fired multiple shots during a domestic dispute has been arrested again. The incident began when the suspect, Christopher Brent Johnson, 44, of Douglas, allegedly turned right and headed north on Peterson Avenue, which is a southbound one-way. According to a report from the Douglas Police Department, an officer patrolling the area on June 9, 2025, at around 5 p.m., saw a white 2017 GMC Terrain SUV turn right off of Leon Street on to North Peterson Avenue. The officer initiated a traffic stop and the Terrain turned into the…

Jon Worrell, 57, who is being held in the Coffee County Jail on murder charges in connection with the 2006 shooting death of his wife, Doris Worrell, has been denied bond. The denial was filed Monday afternoon.   Worrell was arrested on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Maryville, Missouri, and charged with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated battery, and conspiracy to commit murder. He was extradited to Coffee County and was booked into the Coffee County Jail on Thursday, May 22, 2025. On June 10, 2025, a Grand Jury indicted Worrell on malice murder, felony murder, and conspiracy to commit…

A Douglas woman who had active warrants was arrested after officers arrived at an East Jackson Street address to investigate a domestic dispute. Just before 7 p.m. on June 9, 2025, Douglas police officers responded to the domestic call. According to a report from the police department, when they arrived, Janice Denise Williams, 55, of Douglas, stated that her husband had hit her during an argument. The report noted that Williams did not have any visible marks. During the incident, Williams allegedly threw a glass that hit an individual who was trying to break up the fight, causing a cut…

Embattled Pearson mayor Robert Johnson no longer has to have a police escort while he is on city property. In April, Johnson’s attorneys filed a motion seeking a modification to the condition of his bond requiring a Pearson police officer to be present him while he is on a city property. This week, a judge granted the motion. On February 4, 2025, Mayor Johnson was arrested by agents from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation on 25 felony counts. He was incarcerated until March 6, 2025, when he was released on $75,000 bond. One of the conditions of his bond was…

Diana Jacobs is headed back to prison. Jacobs, who in 2016 was sentenced to 10 years in prison and 10 years on probation in connection with the 2014 death of Alexander Hunter, 67, at Rosewood Manor assisted living facility in Nicholls, had been released in 2023 and was serving the remainder of her sentence on probation. Since her release, she was cited for DUI and, earlier this year, she was arrested on first degree forgery charges after allegedly paying for merchandise at a local Dollar General with counterfeit money. Jacobs was arrested on March 28 of this year on charges…