Author: Staff Reports

A 23-year-old Nicholls woman remains in jail after allegedly forced her way into her ex-girlfriend’s home and fired a gun. An incident report from the sheriff’s office states that on August 30, 2025, at around 4:45 p.m., officers responded to a Hidden Valley Road address in reference to an individual with a gun who was shooting. The suspect, Catalina Esperanza Coronado, had left the scene in a Camaro but officers had stopped her down the road from the scene of the incident. According to the report, Coronado would not talk to officers and appeared to be quite intoxicated. Officers located…

The Coffee Trojans picked up a much-needed win Friday night, ending a two-game skid by defeating the Gadsden County (Havana, Fla.) Jaguars 23-12 at Jardine Stadium. The Trojans scored 20 of their 23 points in the first half. The Jaguars took an early 6-0 lead when they scored on a 64-yard run on the first play of the game. Gadsden was unable to convert following the touchdown, leaving the score at 6-0. Coffee answered late in the first quarter when KJ Debruce scored from the one-yard line. A successful point-after gave the Trojans a 7-6 lead. They wouldn’t trail again…

On September 1, 2025, a 51-year-old Douglas man was arrested and charged with two counts of financial transaction card fraud after he allegedly used a debit card from a wallet he found on the ground. An incident report from the Douglas Police Department states that an individual reported that she had lost her wallet and someone had used her debit card since it had been missing. She said that she had walked to McDonald’s around lunch and must have dropped it on the way back to her house. She later received a text message that her card had been used…

The Atkinson County Board of Elections & Registration has ruled that Pearson mayoral candidate John Allen Moore is not qualified to run for the office of mayor. The board of elections made its determination following a hearing in Pearson on Thursday afternoon. On Tuesday, September 2, 2025, two citizens – Derek Larry Harper and Courtney Ann Sutton – filed a written challenge to Moore’s candidacy. The basis of the challenge is an allegation of Mr. Moore having state income tax liens and falsifying his oath of candidacy by declaring he was not a defaulter on any federal or state taxes.…

A manager at one of the local Dollar General stores has been arrested for allegedly stealing three deposits totaling $7,632.55, according to an incident report from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office. The report states that on August 28, 2025, Dollar General’s bank contacted the district manager in reference to missing deposits. The district manager and the regional assets projection manager interviewed Tamika Davis, 51, of Douglas, who was the manager of the store in question. The report states that during the interview, Davis admitted to taking the deposits from the safe and not delivering them to the bank. According to…

A 46-year-old Douglas woman was arrested after two witnesses saw her allegedly having sex with a man outside the garage area of Walmart Supercenter. The alleged incident happened on September 1, 2025 at 3:37 p.m. A Douglas police officer received a public indecency call and headed to Walmart. When the officer arrived, the report says that the female, Elizabeth Harrell, 46, was still on the scene but her partner, allegedly a man named Michael, had left. The report says that Harrell and Michael were having sex behind the garage in the tire and lube area outside. The report states that…

On August 30, 2025, deputies arrested Amanda Womack, 41, on maintaining a disorderly house charges as a result of alleged party that taking place at her residence, 180 Clough Boulevard. The incident report states that an officer responded to a noise complaint call at the home. The officer knew the house well, the report states, because “there have been numerous complaints in recent weeks about noise complaints and reports of underage drinking.” When the officer arrived, he saw a number of vehicles in the yard along with alcoholic beverage containers and trash “thrown throughout the yard.” The deputy spoke with…

A 43-year-old Douglas man was arrested and jailed for allegedly stealing 21 transformers that belonged to Satilla REMC in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The suspect, Eric Hunter, 43, of Douglas, had allegedly taken the transformers and had them laying in his yard. An incident report states that on August 27, 2025, a deputy responded to 444 Island Drive in the Baymeadows community on a recovery of stolen items call. When the deputy arrived, she saw several transformers “clearly visible and in plain sight scattered throughout the yard.” The report says that 21 transformers valued at $9,800 were on the…

A house fire on Bobcat Trail east of Douglas claimed one life Thursday afternoon. Shortly after 2 p.m., Coffee County firefighters responded to a structure fire at a home on Bobcat Trail. Once it ignited, the fire spread quickly and it did not take long before house was fully involved. There were two people in the home when the fire erupted. One of the occupants was able to get out of the home. The other, however, was not. Firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze. First responders had a portion of Bobcat Trail closed while fire crews worked the scene. The…

Two-out hits unlock the softball/baseball Pearly Gates. Tuesday afternoon at Patriot Field in Douglas, the CCA Lady Patriots opened the gates and made it to the Promised Land with three straight two-out hits in the bottom of the fifth inning to overcome a 3-1 deficit and defeat Pinewood Christian Academy 4-3. Pinewood jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first. The Lady Patriots tied the game in the bottom of the inning when Brilynn Waldron, who led off with a double (one of two on the game for her), scored on a Cadence Cravey single. In the top of…