Author: Staff Reports

Former Waycross Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge Michael Boggs won’t be sitting on the federal bench, following President Barack Obama’s announcement to senators he won’t renominate Boggs to be a federal judge in Georgia. Officials with the White House confirmed early Wednesday that Boggs will not be renominated. He was originally nominated in December 2013, but never received a confirmation vote. “It is with regret that we announce that the President will not re-nominate Judge Michael Boggs to the United States District Court for a third time,” said Georgia Sens. Johnny Isakson (R) and Saxby Chambliss (R) in a joint…

A 58-year-old Douglas man found himself in behind bars over the weekend after telling authorities he had been attending Christmas parties when they stopped him for weaving over the roadway. Officers stopped Johnny Lee Fuller around 3:30 p.m. Saturday after receiving a report of a vehicle driving erratically in the area of Ga. Hwy. 32 W. Authorities spotted the vehicle and initiated a traffic stop for failure to maintain lane in front of Coffee Regional Medical Center. Officials say Fuller appeared extremely intoxicated, moving and speaking abnormally. He was arrested at the scene for failure to maintain lane and driving…

A Douglas man was arrested and jailed last week after officials say he discharged a firearm during a heated domestic incident. Officers were dispatched to E. Gordn St. in reference to a report of gunshots in the area last Monday just after midnight. Before officers arrived on scene, they received another report of two individuals engaged in an argument at 228 E. Gordon, and that a male subject had fired a weapon. After a brief investigation, authoritites arrested 29-year-old Radames Serrano, Jr., charging him with one count of second degree cruelty to children and one count of reckless conduct. In…

Two Douglas residents were arrested Saturday afternoon following a brutal domestic fight involving a knife. Douglas police responded to 509 S. College Ave. just before 4 p.m. Saturday after receiving a 911 hang-up call. While officers were en route to the scene, they were advised by 911 operators the call was now a domestic problem in progress and that one offender possessed a weapon. Once authorities arrived at the location, they spoke with 21-year-old Aaron Bernard Jackson, IV, who stated he and another individual were arguing about their children. Jackson told authorities the other person, identified as 25-year-old Shaina Williams,…

According to a report from the City of Douglas Police Department, another pizza delivery driver fell victim to armed robbers last week. Police responded to Hungry Howie’s Pizza, 618 N. Peterson Ave., last Tuesday at around 11: 30 p.m. in reference to an armed robbery that had just occurred. The vicitm, a 20-year-old delivery driver, told authorities that, while he was out on a delivery, someone approached him while he was in his vehicle and asked about the price of the pizza. While the two were conversing, the victim said, the alleged offender brandished a bat and stated, “Give it…

Abby Cuneo (Blackshear, Ga.), a freshman soccer player for the South Georgia State College Lady Hawks, has been named Honorable Mention All-America following SGSC’s second place finish in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association. As a freshman during the fall 2014 season, Cuneo helped her team to 10 wins, with only five losses and one tie. The Lady Hawks reached the semifinals, then advanced to the semifinals where they lost to Darton State College. Cuneo finished the season with 10 goals (second on the team), six assists, and 26 total points. She started 14 of the Lady Hawks’ 16 games. Being…

A woman who pleaded to felony drug charges earlier this week apparently decided to celebrate by doing more drugs; unfortunately, she got caught again. Authorities say Amanda Kay Wynn was stopped by officers on U.S. Hwy. 221 in the area of Bo Jo Ella Dr. for weaving over the roadway just hours after appearing in Coffee County Superior Court. Following a brief investigation, Wynn was found to be in possession of methadone, xanax and marijuana. She was subsequently arrested for DUI-drugs, failure to maintain lane, possession of a Schedule II controlled substance, possession of a Schedule IV controlled substance, and…

Over 100 area children will be guaranteed to have a very merry Christmas this year thanks to the annual Shop With a Cop event. One hundred twelve children from 43 families were treated Thursday evening to a shopping spree at K-Mart, escorted by public safety officials from the Broxton Police Department, Coffee County Fire Department, Coffee County Sheriff’s Office, Coffee Regional Emergency Medical Services, Douglas Fire Department, Douglas Police Department, Georgia Pardons and Paroles, and Georgia State Patrol. This is the 18th year of the program, which assists low-income familes during the Christmas season. Coffee County Sheriff Doyle Wooten expressed…

Conrad and Nicole Sayer, owners of trailer dealership Cargo Trailers Unlimited, were jailed and charged recently on four counts of felony theft by deception after authorities say they duped several customers out of nearly $15,000. In late October, deputies were given a telephone number to make contact with the CEO of Thompson Home Builder & House Remodeling in Mobile, Alabama. The victim explained to authorities that he had contracted with Cargo Trailers Unlimited on August 27, 2014, to purchase a cargo trailer for $6,100. He stated that he sent a certified cashier’s check in that amount to Cargo Trailers Unlimited…