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, will have a bond hearing later this month. Earlier this week, Worrell’s attorneys filed a motion requesting a bond. Worrell has been in the Coffee County Jail since May 22, 2025. He was arrested in Maryville, Missouri, on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, and charged with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated battery, and conspiracy to commit murder. The motion states that, despite moving to Fernandina Beach, Fla.; Costa Rica; British Columbia; Kansas; and Missouri,…

Two individuals were arrested and jailed after they were allegedly seen at a home at least one of them wasn’t supposed to visit. One of the subjects, Christopher Jordan, 44, of Douglas, wasn’t allowed at the house due to a previous family violence charge. The other, Raymond Minor, 56, of Douglas, was charged with obstruction after he allegedly refused to cooperate with officers when they arrived. According to an incident report from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office, around 11 p.m. on May 26, 2025, officers received a call stating that Jordan and Minor were inside a home on Field Road.…

Former Pearson police chief Tanner Farmer, who found himself in the news in April when he abruptly resigned from the department then announced on social media that the entire police department had also resigned (that turned out to not be true), is back in the headlines. And once again, it’s for all the wrong reasons. Farmer, who lives in Waycross, was arrested Wednesday morning and booked into the Ware County Jail after an apparent domestic dispute. Details have not been released but Farmer was charged with aggravated assault (family violence) as well as battery (family violence first offense) and cruelty…

A 31-year-old Douglas man remains in the Coffee County Jail after he was arrested on cocaine charges last month. According to a report from the Douglas Police Department, Lorenzo Jamal Wright of Douglas was arrested after he allegedly fled an DPD officer who attempted to stop Wright for riding a bicycle on the wrong side of the road. The report states that at 2:45 a.m. on May 7, 2025, an officer saw Wright riding a bike on the wrong side of the road on Railroad Street at Fales Avenue. The officer hit his blue lights and, the report says, Wright…

The news isn’t getting any better for the City of Pearson. Earlier this year, Mayor Robert Johnson was arrested on numerous felony charges and spent a long time in jail. Now it’s city councilman and mayor pro-tem Jeren Fullmore’s turn. Monday, Fullmore was arrested by deputies from the Atkinson County Sheriff’s Office and booked into the Atkinson County Jail. Fullmore, who plans to run for mayor of Pearson, was arrested for allegedly breaking into the Pearson Police Department in an attempt to remove alleged incriminating documents from his personnel file. Fullmore is himself a law enforcement officer who has worked…

When most people are traveling on a dirt road, they’re probably not thinking about the possibility of a serious traffic accident. But crashes can happen on dirt roads and they can be severe. Such was the case on Friday, May 23, 2025, when two vehicles collided at the intersection of Bud Hutcheson Road and Woodpecker Trail. Around 6:30 p.m., the accident call came in. When first responders arrived, they found a chaotic scene. There were two significantly damaged vehicles, at least one seriously injured passenger, and a juvenile driver facing charges. According to an accident report from the Georgia State…

As it turns out, a fly swatter can deter more than just the pesky little insects it was designed to eliminate. According to a report from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office, around 7 p.m. on May 15, 2025, deputies responded to an Estlee Mercer Road address in reference to a disorderly person call. The complainant stated that the suspect, Keith Mills, 48, of Douglas, entered the residence and started an argument. The complainant reported that Mills lunged at her, after which she hit him with a fly swatter. Mills then left the house. Someone else who was in the house…

At Coffee High School’s senior honors night ceremony a few weeks ago, a few names dominated the list of award/scholarship recipients – but none quite like Kah’Jere Smith. Known to just about everyone simply as KJ, he’s Class of 2025 president, a defensive back on the football team, member of the track team, in FBLA, National Honor Society, Fly Boyz, and one of the most decorated students in his graduating class. KJ is attending Morehouse College, where he has a true full scholarship. He plans to obtain a degree in biology with the ultimate goal of becoming a dentist. “Morehouse…

According to a press release from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office, two individuals, a 23-year-old and a 15-year-old, were taken to Coffee Regional Medical Center on May 4, 2025, at around 2 a.m. with gunshot wounds. Initially, they claimed to be victims of a drive-by shooting but the investigation showed that they were allegedly the aggressors. That night, deputies with the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office responded to Coffee Regional Medical Center after two individuals arrived with gunshot wounds. The individuals, later identified as Takevion Strozier, 23, and a 15-year-old juvenile, were initially believed to be victims of a drive-by shooting…

A May 6, 2025, incident that started out as a simple traffic stop on a four-wheeler allegedly being driven illegally on North Peterson Avenue quickly turned into a theft investigation. A report from the Douglas Police Department states that three police officers saw a white Polaris Sportsman four-wheeler being driven on North Peterson Avenue near the OYO Motel just after 10 p.m. on May 6. The officer who stopped the four-wheeler told the subject, identified as Matthew Rowe, 40, of Douglas, that he had been stopped because four-wheelers were not allowed on state highways. During the stop, the officer…