The Coffee County Board of Commissioners approved a motion Monday that will provide 42 body cameras to the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office, along with several additional dashboard cameras and upgrades to existing ones. The total cost for the equipment and upgrades will be just under $145 thousand, $22 thousand of which will be spent out of the sheriff’s office budget. The remainder will come from SPLOST and DOT funds, according to County Administrator Wesley Vickers. Along with the body cameras, 19 patrol vehicles will be equiped with either new or upgraded systems.
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A group of about 20 local 4-H parents and volunteers appeared Monday before the Coffee County Commission to petition help in financing the employment of current County Agent Alyse Hall. The grant that supports Hall’s position is set to expire this August, and supporters say she is an invaluable asset to the 4-H program and local community. Supporters emphasized that two positions within the 4-H office, which were formerly supported by the county government, were lost in 2009 and have not been replaced since. They are asking the county to subsidize Hall in the amount of $15 thousand for Sept.…
Coffee County firefighters worked through the night late Tuesday dousing a large fire that occurred several miles south of Douglas. Authorities responded to warehouse fire on the Old Pearson Hwy. just off the Willacoochee Hwy. around 8:50 p.m. The back side of the building was ablaze, along with wooden pallets and tractor-trailers. The fire was extinguished after several hours; the cause has yet to be determined. Video courtesy, ‘Coffee County Ga. Police Scanner’ on Facebook
The Coffee County Sheriff’s office, along with officers from the state probation and parole office, recently arrested three individuals on methamphetamine and other drug charges while conducting residential searches. Sheriff’s officials reported Tuesday a search was conducted on March 2 at 117 Seymour Ave. in Douglas. During the search, Stephanie Denee Hester Stone was found to be in possession of 9.9 grams of methamphetamine and 1.2 grams of marijuana. Stone also had $464.00 cash in her possession, which authorities say she claimed to have made selling drugs. Stone was charged with possession of methamphetamine and misdemeanor possession of marijuana. On…
A 24-year-old Coffee County woman was hospitalized Sunday following a brutal incident in Alma. Alma police responded early Sunday morning to a call involving a woman who was found nude and bound by a bicycle tire inner tube and duct tape. Officers discovered she had been severely burned with an iron and beaten with several other items, and authorities are attempting to determine the possibility of rape. Ivery Lee Williams (59) of Alma has been arrested for the crime and is currently charged with false Imprisonment, aggravated battery, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of cocaine, and…
Two people wanted in connection to shooting that occurred Thursday night in Alma are behind bars today. The Alma Police Department and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested John Lamont Wilson (21) of Blackshear on three counts of aggravated assault in connection with the incident. Another man, Davante Marquise Lejeune, has also been charged with three counts of aggravated assault. Lejeune voluntarily surrendered to authorities in Pierce County Friday evening. Authorities say additional arrests are possible pending further investigation.
Officials with the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office reported today that several significant arrests have been made in the last couple weeks. Curtis Johnson (pictured above) of Tyson Road has been charged with one count of aggravated child molestation and is being held in the Coffee County Jail without a bond. Christopher Trent Lott of Elm Street is charged with two counts of burglary and is being held in the Coffee County Jail awaiting bond hearing. Cameron Blake Adams of Woodpecker Trail is charged with one count of burglary and is also being held in the Coffee County Jail awaiting a…
Coffee County sheriff’s authorities say the three men in the above picture are convicted sex offenders who have absconded from their required supervision. Brandon Lee Holton, Gregory Wayne Lott and Paul Davy Taft have moved from their registered addresses and have not notified the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office of any changes. Georgia law requires any sex offender to register any changes in address 72 hours prior to moving. Anyone who has any information about their whereabouts is asked to contact the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office at 912-384-4227. The sheriff’s office maintains a sex offender registry that is updated throughout…
Alma authorities have identified three suspects believed to be involved in a late night shooting Thursday. The Alma Police Department and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are currently searching for Wilson Lomont, Davonte Lejune (aka Taye), and Keyana Rogers in connection with the shooting that was reported earlier today. Officials say further investigation revealed a bullet shot at a vehicle during the incident traveled through the vehicle and landed on the front porch of a home occupied by a mother and several children. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of these suspects is urged to contact Bacon County 911. Travis Smith, a…
Qualifying for the May 24 general primary and nonpartisan elections ended Friday with several more newcomers hoping to unseat current local office holders. Here is the final list of those who will be seeking election: County Commissioner: District 2 – Jimmy Kitchens (I) (R) District 4 – Johnny W. Jowers (I) (R)District 5 – Charles Deen (I) (R) Board of Education: District 3 – Judi Worrell (I) (NP) Reagan Miller (NP) District 5 – Adam Lott (I) (NP) Sheriff: Doyle Wooten (I) (D) …