Author: Staff Reports

Jon Worrell, 57, who is being held in the Coffee County Jail on murder charges in connection with the 2006 shooting death of his wife, Doris Worrell, has been denied bond. The denial was filed Monday afternoon.   Worrell was arrested on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Maryville, Missouri, and charged with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated battery, and conspiracy to commit murder. He was extradited to Coffee County and was booked into the Coffee County Jail on Thursday, May 22, 2025. On June 10, 2025, a Grand Jury indicted Worrell on malice murder, felony murder, and conspiracy to commit…

A Douglas woman who had active warrants was arrested after officers arrived at an East Jackson Street address to investigate a domestic dispute. Just before 7 p.m. on June 9, 2025, Douglas police officers responded to the domestic call. According to a report from the police department, when they arrived, Janice Denise Williams, 55, of Douglas, stated that her husband had hit her during an argument. The report noted that Williams did not have any visible marks. During the incident, Williams allegedly threw a glass that hit an individual who was trying to break up the fight, causing a cut…

Embattled Pearson mayor Robert Johnson no longer has to have a police escort while he is on city property. In April, Johnson’s attorneys filed a motion seeking a modification to the condition of his bond requiring a Pearson police officer to be present him while he is on a city property. This week, a judge granted the motion. On February 4, 2025, Mayor Johnson was arrested by agents from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation on 25 felony counts. He was incarcerated until March 6, 2025, when he was released on $75,000 bond. One of the conditions of his bond was…

Diana Jacobs is headed back to prison. Jacobs, who in 2016 was sentenced to 10 years in prison and 10 years on probation in connection with the 2014 death of Alexander Hunter, 67, at Rosewood Manor assisted living facility in Nicholls, had been released in 2023 and was serving the remainder of her sentence on probation. Since her release, she was cited for DUI and, earlier this year, she was arrested on first degree forgery charges after allegedly paying for merchandise at a local Dollar General with counterfeit money. Jacobs was arrested on March 28 of this year on charges…

The run-off for the Public Service Commission District 3 Democratic primary is just a couple of weeks away. Keshia Sean Waites, formerly a state representative and Atlanta City Council member, defeated Peter Hubbard, an energy advocate, 57,837 to 41,865. Neither candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, necessitating a run-off. The run-off will take place on Tuesday, July 15, 2025. There will be one week of advance voting, which goes from Monday, July 7, 2025, to Friday, July 11, 2025. The polls will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be no Saturday voting. Advance…

Monday afternoon, Coffee County firefighters responded to a structure fire at lot 14 of a mobile home in a mobile home park off Namon Road. There were people inside the home at the time of the fire but everyone escaped unharmed. If you’re standing in front of the home and looking at the front door, the fire began in the left side in one of the bedrooms. By the time firefighters arrived, that section of the home was engulfed in flames and moving toward the rest of the house. Fire crews arrived on the scene and were able to get…

The citizens of Coffee County have suffered a tremendous loss. Last night, District 1 county commissioner Oscar Paulk unexpectedly passed away. Commissioner Paulk was elected to the commission in 2014 and began his term of service on January 1, 2015. “Commissioner Paulk was an exemplary public servant who served the citizens of District 1 and Coffee County admirably and selflessly. His loss leaves an enormous void on the commission that will not be easy to fill. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Paulk family as they work through this difficult time,” stated county administrator Wesley Vickers. A statement from…

A 31-year-old was arrested and jailed after he allegedly fired multiple shots at the mother of his child from the Dollar General on North Madison Avenue. An incident report from the Douglas Police Department states that on June 7, 2025, just before 11 p.m., Terrence Warren Jr., 31, walked from Georgian Woods Apartments to the Dollar General across from Circle K. According to the report, Warren fired two shots back to back in the direction of the Dollar General. The victim, who has a child with Warren and is pregnant with a second child of his, was at the store…

On June 5, 2025, at around 4 p.m., Randall Green Sherrod, 35, was arrested after he allegedly admitted to violating a restraining order during a hearing. According to a report from the sheriff’s office, a deputy contacted a detective after Sherrod allegedly admitted to violating a temporary protective order during a hearing. The detective interviewed Sherrod and, according to the report, he admitted a second time to violating the order. The report states that the TPO mandated that Sherrod leave a Pine Valley Road address in Douglas, maintain a 100-foot distance and avoid all contact with the victim. The report…

The 2025 state champion CCA Patriots have been rewarded with postseason recognition at both the state and region level. Head coach Jeremy Coram has been named Class A Coach of the Year and Region 6 Coach of the Year. Starters Thomas Gentry and Blake Bryant have been named Class A Co-Pitchers of the Year. Patriots on the Class A All-State team are Jonathan Rutland, Gray McLean, Skyler Woods, Gentry, and Bryant. Eighth grader Clay Phillips was named All-State Honorable Mention. At the region level, Gray McLean received Region 6 Player of the Year honors. Rutland, Bryant, McLean, Woods, and Gentry…