Author: Staff Reports

Former Coffee Trojan Tyreek Hill, a running back and kick returner for the Oklahoma State University Cowboys football team and a sprinter for the OSU track team, has been dismissed from both teams following his arrest for allegedly abusing his girlfriend Thursday night. A story published on www.cbssports.com printed a portion of a statement released by the OSU athletic department. The statement read as follows: “Oklahoma State does not tolerate domestic abuse or violence. Based on the evidence and the serious allegations that have been made, Head Football Coach Mike Gundy has announced that Tyreek Hill has been dismissed from…

Irwin County authorities, along with the U.S. Marshals Service, are on the hunt this afternoon for a man they believe is responsible for a shooting that occurred Wednesday afternoon in Ocilla. An arrest warrant for aggravated assault has been obtained for 46-year-old Kenny Martin, who authorities say may still be in the area. Around 5:45 p.m. Wednesday, officials responded to 208 W. McKinley St. in Ocilla, where they discovered the victim, Terrance Mack, had been shot in the lower body. Mack was airlifted to a Macon hospital, where he remains in serious condition. Authorities say Martin may be armed with…

Tyreek Hill, a former standout athlete at Coffee High School in both track and football, was arrested last night in Stillwater, Oklahoma, after authorites say he choked his eight-weeks pregnant girlfriend during an altercation. Stillwater police officials issued a press release Friday stating, “On Thursday, December 11 2014, 9:39 p.m., the Stillwater Police Department responded to the Stillwater Medical Center emergency room to investigate a reported domestic assault and battery. The victim, a 20-year-old female (name withheld), reported that she and the suspect, her boyfriend, were arguing and the argument escalated into a physical altercation. The victim identified the suspect…

Coffee County sheriff’s authorities are reporting an inmate walked off from a work detail Friday morning and are asking the public’s assistance in their attempts to locate him. The inmate, identified as Tramal Ray Dailey, is a white male, 6’02” in height, 190lbs , with brown hair and blue eyes. Dailey was being held on a felony probation warrant and was awaiting a revocation hearing due to several technical violations while on probation. Information was received that led officers to a residence in the Gutherie Heights area of Atkinson County. When officers arrived at the location, Daily fled out the…

Expressions Dance Studio of Douglas will be presenting a theatrical adaptation of the hit Disney film “Frozen” this weekend at the Martin Centre. “A Frozen Fairytale” will premier Friday, December 5, at 6 p.m., with a second perforance scheduled for Saturday, December 6, at 10:30 a.m. Tickets are $12 each and can be purchased at the door. For more information, call (912) 389-3389.

Santa Claus will be making a stop in Douglas this Saturday at the Atkinson Plaza in downtown Douglas. “Santa’s North Pole Plaza” will begin at 11 a.m. and will offer children of all ages an array of Christmas-themed activities. The cost is $12 per child for all activities or $6 for a photo with Santa in a keepsake frame. Santa’s faithful helpers, the Elf on the Shelf, both boy and girl, will be helping him and Mrs. Claus will be there with goodies and hot chocolate. The Grinch and his dog Max will be there also, along with Cindi Lou…

A Douglas woman who was suspected of attempting to steal items from Wal-Mart was also charged with two counts of narcotic possession last week after authorities discovered she was also carrying controlled substances. On November 24, the Douglas Police Department responded to Wal-Mart in reference to a shoplifting complaint. Officers were advised by Wal-Mart Loss Prevention that Wanda Marie Moore had attempted to leave the store without paying for all of the items in her shopping cart. Upon searching Moore and her belongings, officers found an unlabeled pill bottle containing ten Xanax tablets and ten Lorcet tablets. Officers contacted the…

The Coffee County community stepped up once again over the weekend, delivering Coffee High junior Malik Sparkman another opportunity to fulfill one his life’s wishes. On Saturday, members of the AirEvac team took Malik for a helicopter ride over the county. Here is a brief summary of how it all went down, courtesy of Russell Flanagan at Coffee County Ga. Police Scanner on Facebook. “It all started when Roy and Jessica Long of Douglas saw that Malik wanted to fly, so they mentioned it to Ron and Stephanie Vick asking if they could help. Stephanie called her boss, Scott Moseley,…

Seventeen people lost their lives on Georgia highways during the Thanksgiving holiday travel period which began Wednesday and ran through Sunday evening. Of those, four were from Coffee County. On Thanksgiving Day, 22-year-old Nicole Torpea was killed as the result of a head-on collision that occurred in Candler County. Torpea, along with another occupant of the vehicle, 26-year-old Brian Keith Davis II of Baxley, lost her life in the accident which took place on Ga. Hwy. 121 near Metter. Friday morning, Nov. 28, three elderly Coffee County citizens were all killed near the intersection of Ga. Hwy. 268 and Ga.…

A Douglas man was arrested and jailed last week on two counts of endangering a child after authorities say he was driving under the influence of alcohol with two minors in his vehicle. Law enforcement initiated a traffic stop on 33-year-old Jamie Evans Thomas on Nov. 21 just after 6 a.m. on U.S. Hwy. 441 S. in the area of Covenant Church for a minor traffic infraction. Following an investigation, authorities determined Thomas was under the influence of alcohol. He was arrested at the scene for DUI, two counts of endangering a child while driving under the influence, driving in…