Author: Staff Reports

On August 13, 2024, a Douglas woman was arrested, jailed, and later released after a Douglas police officer stopped her for driving a vehicle no license plate. During the investigation at the scene, the suspect racked up an impressive list of charges ranging from no headlight to possession of methamphetamine. According to a report from the Douglas Police Department, just before 9 p.m. on August 13, an officer stopped a 2008 Buick Lucerne driven by Carol Williams, 39, of Douglas. However, early in the stop, Williams allegedly told the officer that her name was Leigh McQuaig. Things only got more…

Officers from the Hazlehurst Police Department have arrested four juveniles for allegedly breaking into and burglarizing The Vape Shop. On August 30, 2024, just before midnight, Hazlehurst police officers responded to The Vape Shop located at 6 N. Tallahassee Street in Hazlehurst in reference to an alarm. When they arrived, officers saw that the front door glass had been shattered. Several items from The Vape Shop were stolen and later recovered. After officers reviewed video evidence and conducted a thorough investigation, the juveniles were identified and arrested for burglary the following day. All juveniles were transported to Cadwell RYDC with…

Two people were arrested and charged in Nashville, Ga., after an 8-week-old infant was taken to the hospital suffering from alleged severe neglect. Upon further investigation, officers discovered three other children living at the same address who also showed signs of neglect. According to a press release posted on the Nashville Police Department’s Facebook page, on August 28, 2024, officers and detectives with the Nashville Police Department responded to the South Georgia Medical Center Berrien Campus in reference to a report of child neglect. Upon arriving, detectives observed an 8-week-old infant in a lethargic state and covered in alleged bug…

A Douglas man reported missing around 3:40 a.m. at Baymeadows Thursday was found deceased in the main lake several hours later. First responders began searching the southern portion of the lake around 8 a.m. and recovered the body around 9:30 a.m. The deceased, identified as Johntavier Smith, was at the lake early this morning with three other individuals. Authorities say they left Smith to find Smith’s keys. When they returned a short time later, Smith was gone. At some point, he apparently fell into the lake. Thursday morning, officers from the sheriff’s department, Coffee County Fire Department/EMA, coroner Brandon Musgrove,…

On August 14, 2024, two Douglas police officers responded to a prowler call on Pearl Avenue. What they found was a suspect sitting in a golf cart who was in possession of suspected illegal drugs. According to a report from the police department, the call came in around 3 a.m. Two officers responded. When they arrived on the scene, there was no one around the home. However, a few houses down was an individual sitting in a golf cart. The second officer spoke with him while the first officer looked around the house. When the first officer was done, he…

A 45-year-old Douglas man was arrested and charged with aggravated assault after he allegedly used an air fryer as a weapon during a domestic dispute. The incident happened just after midnight on August 14, 2024. According to an incident report from the Douglas Police Department, officers received a call of a domestic dispute in progress on Bo Jo Ella Drive. When they arrived, they found the victim lying on the floor of the carport suffering from abdominal pain. She was also bleeding from a wound on her head. A witness stated that he had been inside the house when he…

One person is deceased following a Sunday morning crash with a tractor-trailer on Highway 32 West. Involved were a Chevrolet Tahoe and a 2022 Freightliner owned and operated by Walmart. The accident happened around 2 a.m. Sunday in the area where Golden Pond Road and Oliver Vickers Road intersect with Highway 32 near Ambrose. Coffee 911 began receiving calls describing a Tahoe traveling west on Highway 32 that was driving erratically. Deputies were en route to stop the vehicle when 911 received another call, this time from the driver of the Walmart truck stating he had collided with the Tahoe.…

A badly decomposed body was found in southern Jeff Davis County near Snipesville this weekend. Because of the state of decomposition, officials have not been able to determine the identity of the victim or the cause/manner of death. According to a press release from the Jeff Davis County Sheriff’s Office, deputies and other first responders received a call on Bennie Byrd Road (just off the Broxton Highway) in the Snipesville community in reference to what appeared to be the remains of a human body. Upon arrival, deputies confirmed it was a deceased body. The sheriff’s office requested that the Georgia…

On August 7, 2024, two Coffee County residents learned that a temporary protective order means exactly what it says – no contact at all for any reason. According to a report from the sheriff’s office, two individuals, Julio Gonzalez and Misty Harper, were arrested after they allegedly violated a TPO to, as they explained it, help the victim in this incident move. Harper and Gonzalez are mother and son. The report states that the caretaker for the victim had seen Gonzalez and Harper at the victim’s house on August 4. The victim lived at a Phillips Street address. According to…

Former Douglas city manager Terrell Jacobs has been named to the same position in Albany. According to WALB, the Albany City Commission voted 5-2 to hire Jacobs during Wednesday’s commission meeting. Jacobs has been serving as a consultant with the Georgia Municipal Association, which is the position he accepted when he left Douglas in 2018. Jacobs became the Douglas city manager in June of 2007. His last day with the City of Douglas was June 15, 2018. Albany had considered Jacobs for its city manager position in 2015. In April of that year, the City of Albany announced five finalists…