City of Douglas police officials reported Tuesday morning they have arrested a local man on robbery charges after he allegedly hijacked a victim and forced him to withdraw cash from an ATM. Officers from the Douglas Police Department responded to a robbery in the 1300 block of S. Madison Ave.on Wednesday, April 1. The victim stated he was walking to his vehicle when he was approached by an individual asking for money. The victim told police he advised the individual that he did not have any money and he got into his vehicle to leave. The alleged offender then got…
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Evidence collected following the attempted armed robbery of a local pizza delivery driver in December has resulted in the arrest and incarceration of one man this week, Douglas police officials reported Monday. The Douglas Police Department responded to an attempted armed robbery on Sibbett Ave. on Dec. 17, 2014. The intended victim, a local pizza delivery driver, stated that when he arrived at the delivery location he was confronted by two individuals, one of whom was carrying a metal bar. The two offenders fled the scene when the victim produced a handgun. An investigator was called to the…
The Coffee County Sheriff’s Office has released a statement regarding the discovery of a body floating in a pond in Oak Park. The body has yet to be identified. The sheriff department’s statement is featured below in its entirety: On Monday April 6, 2015 at approximately 10:56 a.m., deputies of the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office responded to 252 Mahogany Road in Douglas with reference to a body floating in a pond behind this residence. Upon arrival, deputies spoke with the property owner. He stated that while cleaning up rental property he noticed an unusual object floating in a pond behind…
The body of a male victim was found floating in a pond off Mahogany Road in the Oak Park community Monday morning. Officials with the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office responded and secured the scene around the area. Sheriff’s investigators were questioning witness around noon, and stated the Georgia Bureau of Investigation has been contacted to assist with the case. Authorities could not confirm at this time whether or not the body was that of missing Douglas man Jose Mendez Diaz, who disappeared from the Oak Park area last month. However, clothing on the body matched the clothing Diaz was wearing…
Former Douglas Police Officer Brittany Coleman , who was arrested and charged with financial transaction card fraud last month, will never see a courtroom after prosecutors decided to drop the charges against her this week. Coleman was arrested on March 17 after authorities said she used a man’s credit card to make hundreds of dollars in unauthorized purchases without his permission. Prosecutors say she has since repaid the victim in the case and, citing insufficient evidence to convict her beyond a reasonable doubt, they have dismised all criminal charges. Coleman had been with the Douglas Police Department less than two…
Georgia Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Russell Mansfield confirmed Wednesday afternoon that a Coffee County jail officer was arrested this week following an investigation into inappropriate sexual conduct with an inmate. Coffee County Detention Officer James Avery Dixon, 53-years-old of Douglas, was arrested and charged by the GBI with three counts of sexual assault by a person with supervisory or disciplinary authority and one count of violation of oath by a public officer. In a press released issued by the GBI on Wednesday, officials stated the arrest occurred after Coffee County Sheriff Doyle Wooten contacted the GBI’s Douglas…
You could make a strong case that Riccardo Ingram is the greatest athlete Coffee County has ever generated. Certainly he is on the short list, in the top three or four at most. Last night, Ingram passed away at his home after a courageous battle with cancer. Below is an article written by David Dorsey of the Fort Myers News-Press (www.news-press.com). Mr. Dorsey granted permission for us to re-print his story in honor of one of Coffee County’s finest. The story can be seen on the News-Press’s Web site here: http://www.news-press.com/story/sports/mlb/springtraining/2015/03/30/twins-coach-riccardo-ingram-renews-cancer-battle/70691434/ Former Fort Myers Miracle manager Riccardo Ingram, who was given…
Two Nicholls men are facing charges of child molestation and other sexually-oriented criminal acts in Brantley County after authorities say they used social media sites to lure their victims. James Harold Johnson, 47, was charged with child molestation and aggravated sodomy and Michael Ray Taylor, 23, was charged with child molestation, sodomy and statutory rape. The investigation was launched on March 15 after law enforcement officials in Brantley County recieved a complaint of child molestation. Authorities say the alleged offenders made contact with the victims through social media sites SnapChat and Kik. Officials with the Brantley County Sheriff’s Office told…
The ongoing search for missing Douglas man Jose Mendez Diaz continued Tuesday, leaving law enforcement officials with no further answers or leads in the case. The Region 8 Georgia Search and Rescue Team, along with investigators and officers from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office, the Coffee County Fire Department and an officer with a cadaver dog staged in the Oak Park community Tuesday to perform a more extensive search of the areas surrounding the last known location of Diaz. Sheriff’s officials stated despite numerous rumors that circulated throughout the day, Diaz was not located. Investigators will continue to work leads…