Author: Staff Reports

On June 2, 2025, the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office responded to an alleged reported violation of a temporary protective order (TPO) resulting in the arrest of 50-year-old Danny Ray Grantham Jr. for aggravated stalking, a felony under Georgia law. Deputies arrived at a residence in the county at approximately 6:00 PM in response to a report that Mr. Grantham had unlawfully appeared at a location he was court ordered to avoid. A witness confirmed seeing Mr. Grantham behind the residence shortly after he had reportedly been served with the TPO. When questioned by deputies, Mr. Grantham admitted to being at…

A 41-year-old Douglas man staying at the Western Inn was arrested after he allegedly made eight false 911 calls in about a two-and-a-half-hour period. According to the Douglas Police Department, Soloman Abebe, 41, made eight 911 calls on May 25, 2025, and May 26, 2025, between the hours of 10:40 p.m. and 1:07 a.m. Officers had responded earlier to the location and told Abebe that he could not call 911 unless there was an emergency. After the visit from officers, Abebe allegedly continued to call 911. When officers went to Abebe’s room the last time, the report says he refused…

On May 29, 2025 at around 5 p.m., officers from the Douglas Police Department responded to an accident in the parking lot of a local business. The accident investigation led to the discovery of an individual who had allegedly fled offers the previous night. A report from the police department states that while investigating the accident, an officer identified the driver of one of the vehicles as Thomas Yocum, 25, of Douglas. In a briefing earlier in the day, Yocum had been mentioned as someone who had fled on a bicycle from officers the previous night. Yocum was arrested and…

An alcohol-fueled fight between roommates sent the alleged aggressor fleeing into the woods then taking a trip to the Coffee County Jail. According to an incident report from the sheriff’s office, on May 29, 2025, between 1:30 and 2:30 a.m., deputies responded to a fight call on Hickory Lane. When they arrived, they spoke to the victim, who said that his roommates were making excessive noise and preventing him from sleeping. He confronted them about it and, according to the report, one of the roommates, identified as Orbeli Perez Lopez, 40, of Douglas, attacked him. The victim stated that he…

Late last month, a mother and her son were both arrested on aggravated assault charges in separate but related incidents that took place a few days apart. According to incident reports from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office, around 11 p.m. on May 20, 2025, officers responded to a Highway 32 West address for a welfare check. They had received a call that a female at the residence may have been involved in a domestic violence incident. When they arrived, they spoke to the victim and learned that the suspect, Michael Jackson, 39, of Broxton, was inside the residence. An officer…

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…