Marthony Zamark Hood, 22, a suspect in the shooting death of Brad Antonio Collins of Homerville, turned himself over to authorities at the Coffee County Jail on Sunday night. The shooting took place in Homerville. Last week, investigators released a BOLO for Hood, naming him the “lone suspect” of Collins’ death. According to a Homerville Police Department incident report, officers were dispatched to 35 Poppel Square in Homerville last Wednesday, July 20, around 5:49 p.m. in reference to a male who had been shot. The report states that while en route, dispatchers advised officers that the victim, Collins, was being taken to the emergency room at…
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In 2016, Douglas native Tyler Chambers moved 8 hours away from his hometown to Nashville with only one dream in mind – doing whatever it took to make a name for himself in Music City as a songwriter/singer. This week, Chambers’ hard work paid off six years later when he signed a global publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music. While Chambers has always loved writing music, his passion for songwriting and singing deepened when he moved to Wyoming to work as a ranch hand after attending college. While in Wyoming, Chambers began picking up his guitar more often,…
Four inmates were charged with aggravated assault following a physical altercation in the Coffee County Jail last month. According to copies of the arrest warrants, the fight broke out after a man incarcerated in the Coffee County Jail allegedly sprayed his urine and feces on multiple inmates. According to a copy of a Coffee County Sheriff’s Office report, on June 23, a CCSO detective was advised of an incident in cell B-5 of the jail. The detective reported reviewing security cameras, which showed several inmates committing an aggravated assault around 1:10 p.m. that day. Copies…
Officers in Homerville are searching for Marthony Hood, who they have officially named as the lone suspect in a fatal shooting that occurred in Homerville on Wednesday. According to officials, Hood is suspected to either be in Douglas or Valdosta. According to authorities, on Wednesday, local police were dispatched to Poppell Square in Homerville. When they arrived, they discovered the deceased body of Bradley Collins. Collins, according to investigators, was shot multiple times in his vehicle. Investigators stated that Hood is on the run, with local and state law enforcement actively seeking his location. Hood is described…
A registered sex offender from Atkinson County, Michael Aponte Toles, is now back behind bars at the Coffee County Jail after law enforcement reported that he was not living at his listed address and had not registered a new residence. According to a copy of a Coffee County Sheriff’s Office report, on June 9, a detective received a call from a probation officer reporting that the 36-year-old Toles had not been staying at his registered residence on Birdsong Road in Ambrose. The officer stated that she had spoken to Toles’ uncle, who said Toles was “living somewhere on Peachtree Street in Douglas.” The…
Denzel Pace, 28, of Douglas, was arrested on July 18 after allegedly assaulting his girlfriend with a hammer. According to a Douglas Police Department incident report, around 7:44 a.m. on July 18, an officer was dispatched to the Quick Stop convenience store on Highway 221 North to meet the victim, the suspect’s girlfriend. The female, a 41-year-old resident of Douglas, told the officer that her boyfriend, Pace, had hit her in the shoulder with a hammer. She also requested EMS because she “felt like her shoulder was broken.” The reporting officer stated that a…
On July 13, the Coffee County Drug Unit arrested four individuals from Douglas on methamphetamine charges after officers found them in a residence where investigators reportedly discovered an ounce of the drug and four firearms. One of the individuals, Rebecca Reliford, had just been released from jail a week prior after she allegedly falsely accused her ex-boyfriend, Dustin Bowen, of stealing her vehicle. Bowen, who was also recently released from jail, was one of the individuals arrested on meth charges in the July 13 incident. According to a copy of a Coffee County Drug Unit report, drug investigators…
Over 50 individuals appeared in court this past Thursday for arraignments, including Justin and Jason Anderson, who both waived their formal arraignment and entered a not guilty plea on their charges in the 2020 death of Vann Brown. Several other individuals were also on the criminal arraignment calendar, some with charges of murder, aggravated assault, and drug trafficking. This Thursday was the first time a court date had been scheduled for both Anderson men on their newest charges following their recent indictments. Jason, previously charged with a misdemeanor in Brown’s death, was charged with two counts of murder, aggravated assault,…
A Nicholls woman who was recently arrested on three counts of drug possession, has now been charged with eight counts of animal cruelty after 28 “bleeding and hairless” dogs and “several dead and dismembered” dogs were discovered in her home last week. According to a Nicholls Police Department incident report, on July 11, an officer was dispatched to 600 Alma Avenue in Nicholls regarding an animal cruelty complaint. When the officer arrived, he spoke to an individual who reported Carol Dukes, 64, had been living at the residence for a “long time with a bunch of dogs” but had…
Officers from the Douglas Police Department recently arrested Corey Hulett, 39, of Douglas, for allegedly enticing a minor under the age of 16. The alleged incident occurred in May. According to a copy of a Douglas Police Department incident report, on May 24, around 5:40 p.m., a sergeant with the department received a call informing him that a male had reported complaints of “inappropriate messages” sent between a male and a younger female. The child, according to the sergeant, was 14 years old at the time the “inappropriate” messages were allegedly sent. The…