Author: Staff Reports

A Coffee County jury convicted Savionte Traylor, 22, of Douglas, for the October 5, 2020, shooting death of Ja’Rique Johan Brown, 15, also of Douglas. Brown was found deceased in the road at 367 Creekwood Road in Douglas around 6 p.m. on that afternoon. Within two days, officers had arrested a juvenile and Traylor, both of whom were charged with Brown’s death. This week, Traylor faced trial on four counts: Felony murder, furnishing a pistol to a minor, felony murder by aggravated assault, and tampering with evidence. Traylor and the juvenile had met with Brown to sell him a handgun…

An alleged stolen wallet investigation started around noon on June 8, 2024, at Ollie’s and ended around 10 p.m. at Rockin’ 8 Cinemas with two arrests. In an interesting footnote, one of the two individuals arrested, a 16-year-old female, allegedly lied to officers about her age — she told the arresting officer she was 17 — and spent six hours in jail before jail officers found out her real age and released her. According to a report from the Douglas Police Department, the initial call came a few minutes after noon on June 8. The victim had been to Ollie’s,…

A convicted sex offender was arrested and charged after officers allegedly found sexually explicit images of children on his phone. According to a report from the sheriff’s office, on June 11, 2024, a deputy assisted probation officers who were visiting Larramie Warfle, 56, of Broxton, who is a convicted sex offender. Warfle has a Fourth Amendment waiver and as such, his probation officers were looking at his phone and found sexually explicit images of children. As a result, Warfle was arrested and charged with possession of child pornography and a probation violation. He was transported to the Coffee County Jail…

Annielanet Dover, 37, remains at the Coffee County Jail after she allegedly fled a traffic stop and lost most of her clothes during her attempted escape. She was found hiding behind an old mattress nearly nude; she lost her clothing climbing a fence as she fled. According to an incident report from the Douglas Police Department, a DPD officer attempted to stop a blue 2004 Honda Civic for allegedly running a stop sign around 1:20 a.m. on June 7, 2024. The report saysthat the officer noticed the Civic fail to stop at the stop sign at Mitchell Street and McDonald…

The day after an Atkinson County woman allegedly attacked her husband with a machete, Senie Benefield Jr., 30, of Douglas, allegedly also injured someone in Coffee County with a machete. The incident happened on May 28, 2024, on Second Avenue in the Oak Park community. According to a report from the Coffee County Sheriff’s, Office, Benefield went to a mobile home on Second Avenue looking for a female who owed him $150. Benefield was told she wasn’t there and he was asked to leave. The report says that Benefield left but returned with a machete and three friends. He was…

Another Douglas man has been arrested and jailed on illegal drug charges as a result of an investigation that began while the suspectwas allegedly breaking traffic laws or city ordinances while riding a bicycle.According to a report from the Douglas Police Department, around 1 a.m. on June 4, 2024, a police officer noticed a man on a bike, identified as Roderick Shandar Gaskin, 51, riding on the sidewalk on East College Park Drive between South Coffee Avenue and South Pearl Avenue. The report states that the bike had a light on the front but no lights or reflectors on the…

Dustin Jordan of Douglas has pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide in connection with a fatal hit-and-run accident that happened on Highway 135 across from Optima Chemical on Friday, February 8, 2019. Early that morning, Jordan struck and killed John Aubrey Pond, 28, of Willacoochee, and did not stop after the accident happened. Pond had been walking home from a nearby convenience store when he was struck by Jordan’s vehicle. On the afternoon of February 8, 2019, officers located Jordan at a nearby business where he worked. He had been on his way to work when the accident happened. He was…

A Douglas woman has been arrested and charged with trafficking methamphetamine after a vehicle in which she was riding was stopped and searched in Triggs County, Kentucky. According to a story posted on wkdzradio.com, Candice Kirkland, 22, of Douglas, was riding in a vehicle with Jamison Kassinger, 24, of Cadiz, Kentucky, when a Trigg County deputy stopped their vehicle Sunday afternoon. The report says that the officer stopped Kassinger for driving with a suspended license. A search of the vehicle yielded marijuana, methamphetamine, and a glass pipe.  Kassinger and Kirkland were both charged with possession of marijuana, trafficking methamphetamine, and possession…

Johnny Jackson White, 57, of Douglas, remains in the Coffee County Jail on aggravated assault (family violence) charges after a domestic dispute during which he allegedly pointed a loaded shotgun at his wife and told her that he would “f’ing kill” her. According to a report from the sheriff’s office, on Thursday, May 23, 2024, deputies responded to an assault call. The victim stated that her husband, White, had hit her multiple times, threatened her, and pulled a gun on her. The argument started around 10:30 that morning when the victim went to her daughter’s home and didn’t tell White…

A 20-year-old Douglas man remains in jail after he was arrested for allegedly breaking into a car at Pizza Hut and taking several items. He was apprehended sitting under a shelter at Deerfield Apartments. The incident took place about 10:30 p.m. on May 28, 2024. According to a report from the Douglas Police Department, officers responded to an entering an auto call at Pizza Hut. The suspect was described as a male wearing a black coat and blue jeans. The first responding officer worked his way south in search of the suspect, eventually finding him sitting at picnic table under…