On December 19, 2019 detectives with the Douglas Police Department arrested Onterio Laroy Wilson, who also goes by Mucho Gotti, age 27, of Douglas, in connection with the homicide that occurred Sunday, December 15, 2019 at Amberwood Apartments in Douglas. At this time, he is being held on charges of tampering with evidence and possession of a firearm by convicted felon. He is currently incarcerated at the Coffee County Jail. The investigation continues and further charges are expected. Wilson was shot multiple times during the incident. He was transported by private vehicle to Coffee Regional Medical Center, where…
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On December 17, 2019, the Alma-Bacon County Crime Suppression Unit obtained information of the possible location of James Metts in Telfair County. CSU passed the information along to the Telfair County Sheriff’s Office. Telfair County deputies, Coffee County K-9 and the Department of Corrections K-9 were able to locate Metts along with Arlene Harrell travelling near her residence. Both Harrell and Metts led officers in a pursuit. Both parties have been arrested. Metts has been returned to the Bacon County Jail and has been charged with escape and theft by taking automobile. Harrell is in the Telfair County…
Jabyo Lamar Bell, 30, of Waycross, died Sunday afternoon as a result of a shooting that took place at Amberwood Apartments in Douglas. Onterio Laroy Wilson, 27, of Douglas, was also shot during the incident. He is recovering at Coffee Regional Medical Center. According to a press release posted on the Douglas Police Department’s Facebook page, police believe that both Bell and Wilson were involved in the shooting. The press release states that on the afternoon of December 15, 2019, the Douglas Police Department was called in reference to shots being fired at a local apartment complex on East Baker…
On November 25, 2019, a Coffee County K9 deputy conducted a probable cause stop on a vehicle driven by Timothy Thomas, 32, of Pearson. Thomas attempted to pull his vehicle into a parking spot at BB&T Bank in Douglas to avoid the deputy. A quantity of suspected methamphetamine was seen in plain view while the deputy spoke to Thomas. A search of the vehicle was conducted, and more methamphetamine was found hidden in the vehicle. Thomas and the passenger in the vehicle, who was identified as Marina Harper, 24, of Douglas, were both arrested for possession of methamphetamine and transported…
On November 25, 2019, a Coffee County K9 deputy conducted a probable cause stop on a vehicle driven by Timothy Thomas, 32, of Pearson. Thomas attempted to pull his vehicle into a parking spot at BB&T Bank in Douglas to avoid the deputy. A quantity of suspected methamphetamine was seen in plain view while the deputy spoke to Thomas. A search of the vehicle was conducted, and more methamphetamine was found hidden in the vehicle. Thomas and the passenger in the vehicle, who was identified as Marina Harper, 24, of Douglas, were both arrested for possession of methamphetamine and transported…
Joshua Parrott will spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty to the murder of Joseph Dewayne Gaskin. He entered his plea at a status conference on Monday in Coffee County. Assistant District Attorney Ian Sansot prosecuted the case while Judge Andy Spivey presided over the proceedings. In late September of 2017, Joseph Dewayne Gaskin was reported missing, last seen with Parrott. Law enforcement contacted Parrott, who denied knowing Gaskin’s whereabouts. However, he was found to be in Florida in possession of Gaskin’s truck. After receiving information that Parrott was returning to Coffee County, law enforcement…
The National Council for Agricultural Education (The Council) has named Dr. James Woodard the Director of Agricultural Education, FFA Board Chair and National FFA Advisor. Dr. Woodard was an FFA member as a student at Nicholls High School and also served as an agriculture teacher and FFA advisor at Jeff Davis County High School. Amendments to the National FFA Constitution and Bylaws adopted by the delegates at the 92nd National FFA Convention and Expo stipulated that it is now the responsibility of The Council to appoint this leadership position. Dr. Woodard replaces Dr. Steve Brown, who has served as…
It’s not a good idea to try to return stolen items to a store. Kenneth Lamar Burkett, 39, of Douglas, allegedly attempted to do that very thing. His efforts landed him in jail. Coffee County detectives responded to a local business in reference to a male subject that was attempting to return merchandise that the businesses in-store computer was indicating had been reported stolen. Detectives arrived on the location and detained the male subject. After a brief investigation, they determined that the items had been reported stolen from a residence in Coffee County on October 23, 2019. As a result,…
A 2008 graduate of Coffee High School has been charged with killing his parents and two of their dogs in Crestview, Fla., according to a release posted on the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page on Wednesday. Jacob Daniel Price, 30, is charged with two counts of premeditated murder in the deaths of his parents, which took place early Wednesday morning. According to the release, Price entered the Crestview Police Department lobby shortly after four a.m. with blood on his shirt and said he had shot his parents and two family dogs. Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies who…
Alice Fussell Ward, age 89, of Douglas passed away on Tuesday afternoon November 12, 2019 after an extended illness at Lakeside Senior Living in Douglas. Mrs. Ward was born on October 5, 1930 in Atkinson County, the daughter of the late William Dennis Fussell and the late Matilda Gillis Fussell. She worked as a secretary for the Coffee County Board of Education for twenty-two years and was a member of the First Baptist Church. Besides her parents, Mrs. Ward was preceded in death by her husband of sixty years, Billy O. Ward and a sister, Jean Fussell Paulk. Survivors include…