Author: Staff Reports

48-year-old Robert Britton was arrested and jailed on arson charges on August 10, 2025, after he allegedly set a room on fire at Coffee Regional Medical Center. According to a report from the Douglas Police Department, an officer responded to the hospital around 11:30 p.m. to assist emergency room staff with placing Britton into a room. Once he was in the room and secure, the police officer left. The report says that the officer was standing outside behind the hospital when he heard a fire alarm go off. He went back into the emergency room and saw smoke coming from…

 A driver crashed a Nissan Versa twice Sunday afternoon – once on Raccoon Bridge Road and again a short time later on Old Axson Road. The second crash pinned the driver under the vehicle, resulting in serious injuries that required an Air Evac chopper to transport him to a trauma center for treatment. The driver has not been identified. According to witnesses, the Versa ran off of Raccoon Bridge Road and into a ditch. It suffered little damage and continued on its way. A little while later, the Versa crashed again, this time much more seriously. The vehicle overturned in…

Saturday night, firefighters from the Coffee County Fire Department responded to a structure fire on Banks Drive, which is off of Alvin Geiger Road in the Satilla community. The fire started in the kitchen area and was contained primarily to that section of the home. Firefighters arrived and quickly had the blaze under control. However, the home sustained smoke damage and damage from water as result of the efforts to contain the fire. There was one person in the home when the fire began. He was able to get out of the home safely and there were no injuries reported.

Former District 1 county commissioner Frank Jackson has passed away after an extended illness. He was 79 years old. Jackson had been battling serious health issues recently. This week, his condition deteriorated and the prognosis was grim. Friday evening, Jackson passed away at his home with his family at his side. Jackson had served the Coffee County community in a number of different capacities. He was a county commissioner for 34 years. During his time on the commission, he was a champion for those who did not have a voice. One issue that was important to Jackson was the senior…

The Ware County Gators handed the Coffee Trojans their first loss of the season at Memorial Stadium in Waycross Friday night. The Gators defeated the Trojans 24-14 after scoring 21 unanswered points in the third quarter. The win was also significant because it ended Coffee’s 14-game non-region regular season winning streak. The Trojans hadn’t lost a non-region regular season game since August 26, 2022, when the Bainbridge Bearcats handed Coffee a last minute 24-21 loss in Bainbridge. Since that game, the Trojans have been on a roll, winning the next 14 non-region games over parts of four seasons. Friday night,…

The Coffee County Sheriff’s Office has charged Demaurio Sutton, age 42, of Douglas, in connection with an ongoing theft investigation. On August 15, 2025, at approximately 10:40 p.m., deputies responded to a report of theft at a property in Coffee County. The property included a residence that had sustained severe damage during Hurricane Helene as well as an adjacent shelter. Upon arrival, deputies learned that the property had been unlawfully entered and that a game camera mounted inside the shelter had been stolen along with other items. The game camera took photos of the suspect and sent them to the…

A 35-year-old man living at an adult group behavioral facility in Ambrose was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and simple battery following an incident that took place at the home. On August 11, 2025, at around 10 a.m., deputies responded to a disorderly person call on Willis Vickers Road in Ambrose. According to the incident report, three individuals were working with Jimmy Ray Dixon, 35, on his morning routine. The report says that Dixon wanted to go outside. He became angry when he was not allowed to go off the back porch. The report says that Dixon pulled some…

The attorneys for Jon Worrell, who stands accused of having his wife, Dorris Worrell, killed on September 20, 2006, have filed a motion requesting a change of venue for his future trial. The motion, signed by attorneys J. Travis Griffin and P. McKenzie Miller, was filed on July 24, 2025.   The motion cites a significant amount of media attention regarding the death of Doris Worrell, from traditional media outlets to social media posts, blogs, podcasts, and other non-traditional forms of media. The motion also cites Coffee County Fred Cole, who, according to the motion, stated during an interview with…

Maggie Brown turned in another strong performance in the circle Tuesday night but it wasn’t enough to hold off the Veterans Warhawks. Coffee dropped its first region game of the year on the road 4-3. Brown struck out 10 and only gave up one walk. The Lady Trojans didn’t get on the board until the fifth inning when Allie Pridgen scored on a Veterans error. Coffee added two more in the seventh, one on a single by Jocelyn Fender that scored Channah Smith and another when Ella Winters singled in Fender. Veterans scored one in the first, two in the…

A 24-year-old who had “recently got high” was arrested and charged with false report of a crime after he allegedly called 911 and reported a man with dreads and a gun was outside of his house, according to a Douglas Police Department report. The report states that on August 9, 2025, at around 9:30 p.m., an officer responded to a Taylor Circle address in reference to an individual with a gun. When the officer arrived, he spoke with Tyreke Vine, 24, of Douglas. According to the report, Vine said “he was tripping because his girlfriend left him.” He then said…