Author: Staff Reports

A 29-year-old Douglas woman was arrested and charged with aggressive driving after she allegedly used her vehicle, 2013 Mazda 3, to keep another vehicle, a 2020 Hyundai Sonata, from driving away because a passenger in the Sonata owed her money, according to a report from the Douglas Police Department. The report says that on October 12, 2025, at around 10:30 p.m., an officer responded to a traffic accident call at the intersection of East Mitchell Street and MLK Drive. When the officer arrived, he spoke with Tierra Bennett, 29, of Douglas, who said that she was on Mitchell Street looking…

Another accident involving a side-by-side off- road vehicle that occurred Friday night has claimed a life. Friday night around 9:45, Coffee E-911 received a report of an accident near the intersection of Ivy Road and Topaz Road off Highway 206 toward Fitzgerald. Both are dirt roads. Deputies from the sheriff’s office and emergency personnel responded to the scene and found a wrecked side-by-side that had been carrying multiple occupants. According to a statement from the sheriff’s office, one of the occupants did not survive. The accident investigation has been turned over to the Georgia State Patrol. The sheriff’s office offered…

Saturday afternoon on the campus of South Georgia State College, the Hawks soccer team will face the Gordon State College Highlanders for the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association championship. The game begins at noon. On Tuesday, Gordon defeated Georgia Military 3-0 in one semifinal game. SGSC defeated Central Georgia Tech 3-0 in the other semifinal match-up. For the Hawks, Nandi Carpenter, Ansley Hernandez, and Andrea Cova scored goals. Cova’s goal came on a penalty kick. SGSC and Gordon are the top two teams in the conference. The Hawks are 10- overall and 9-1 in GCAA play while the Highlanders are 9-3-1…

An alleged domestic dispute that occurred on September 23, 2025, just before noon resulted in the arrest of a 20-year-old on battery and false imprisonment charges. Both parties gave differing accounts of the dispute, according to an incident report from the Douglas Police Department. The suspect, identified as Carlton Chambers, 20, of Douglas, stated it was because the female victim put his PS5 in a sink. The victim stated the argument began because she caught him in a lie. Officers responded to a local apartment complex and spoke with the victim. She stated that Chambers was inside the apartment. Using…

This week, a Miami veterinarian with connections to Douglas performed a life-saving procedure on an American crocodile that had a spear and a gunshot wound in its head. Zoo Miami’s veterinarian team, led by Dr. Gwen Myers, operated on an eight-foot-long American crocodile that had a spear lodged in its skull. The team initially began its work to remove the spear; however, during the procedure, they found a bullet in the crocodile’s head as well. Dr. Myers and her team removed the spear and stabilized the crocodile, which is expected to recover. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has…

A 50-year-old who allegedly burglarized a local laundromat on September 7, 2025 remained free over two weeks until he was finally apprehended on September 23, 2025. An incident report from the Douglas Police Department states that around 11:30 p.m. on September 7, an officer responded to a burglary call at a local laundromat. The suspect had entered the back door of the business using a crowbar and had attempted to get into the office. The suspect, later identified as Jimmy Lamar Smith, 50, of Douglas, later fled the scene. The owner had surveillance video from inside the laundromat as well…

Officers from the Douglas Police Department are investigating the suspicious death of a Douglas man. According to a statement on the DPD’s Facebook page, on October 18, 2025, police officers responded to Coffee Regional Medical Center after being notified of a death involving a previously occurred incident and immediately began an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the individual’s death. Investigators are actively working to gather information and conduct interviews to determine the events leading up to the incident. The investigation remains ongoing, and no additional details are being released at this stage. The Douglas Police Department asks that anyone with…

Just before midnight on October 3, 2025, Douglas police officers arrested a suspect walking south on North Madison Avenue for allegedly beating his girlfriend over an unpaid light bill, according to an incident report from the Douglas Police Department. The alleged incident took place at a Walker Street address. The responding officer was told that the suspect, Donald Fuller, 36, had fled the scene after he allegedly hit and choked the female victim. The victim stated that earlier in the day, she, Fuller, and another man had been smoking marijuana at their house when Fuller accused the victim of cheating…

Charleston Southern Buccaneers defensive back Anthony Paulk had what may be his best game of the year last Saturday against the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles. Paulk, who has been very good in the Bucs’ secondary all year, grabbed the first interception of his career on Saturday. He also recorded two tackles and forced a fumble. Teammate and fellow Coffee High alum Jayden Hancock also played but did not record a tackle. Tennessee Tech won 27-13. Western Carolina defensive lineman Jackson Banks played in the Catamounts’ 52-7 win over Furman but did not record a tackle. Georgia Military College was off…

According to a report from the Douglas Police Department, a suspect was arrested after he allegedly pointed a gun at a woman who refused to have sex with him for $100 then attempted to hide a pistol holster under a shelf at the Circle K on the north end of town. The report says that on October 4, 2025, an officer responded to Georgian Woods Apartments after getting a report of a subject with a weapon. The suspect, identified as Kentaryea Deryion Brooks, was eventually located at the nearby Circle K. The responding officer spoke with the victim who said…