Deputies from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office arrested and jailed a woman who allegedly busted into a home on McKinnon Road, damaging the home and property inside, according to a report from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office. The incident occurred on April 12, 2026, at around 2:45 a.m. When officers arrived, the complainant said that she had gotten into a confrontation with Daiyonnia Howard, 27, of Douglas. The incident occurred over laundry, according to the report. Howard allegedly kicked in the door, damaging the door jamb. She also damaged a bed frame, punched a hole in the wall, damaged a…
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With wildfires raging out of control in several locations in Southeast Georgia, Coffee County Sheriff Fred Cole issued a statement Wednesday morning stating that all of Coffee County is under a burn ban. Anyone who refuses to obey the ban will receive an expensive ticket. Firefighters with the Coffee County Fire Department are in Echols County helping with a major fire down there. Douglas Fire Department firefighters have also been dispatched to Brantley County to assist with another enormous fire over there. Dry, windy conditions have created a perfect storm of sorts for wildfires. All it takes is a small…
Kensley James, 20, of Douglas, is being held in the Coffee County Jail without bond on several charges, including aggravated assault, after an alleged domestic incident that occurred around 6:45 p.m. on April 4, 2026. According to a report from the Douglas Police Department, James was living in a home on Sibbett Avenue when he got into a dispute with the couple who lived in the home. When the call came through, 911 operators could hear yelling and cursing in the background, the report says. When the first officer arrived, he could hear arguing inside the home. James opened the…
31-year-old Khadija Kyahm Hayward of Douglas is in jail on aggravated assault charges after she allegedly helped a juvenile stab another juvenile multiple times in a fight at Georgian Woods Apartments. According to a report from the Douglas Police Department, officers responded to the apartment complex at around 8 p.m. on March 26, 2026, in reference to a stabbing. The report states that two juvenile females were fighting when one of the juveniles pulled a knife from under her shirt and stabbed the other juvenile. The stabbing victim then ran away to leave the fight when Hayward allegedly tripped the…
A 32-year-old Douglas man remains in jail after allegedly getting into an altercation with a female victim and threatening to kill her multiple times, according to a report from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office. The report states that around 1:30 p.m. on April 8, 2026, deputies responded to a Waterford Street address and met with a female victim. She said that she had come home on the morning of April 8 and her ex, Senie Benefield Jr., 32, of Douglas was there waiting for her. She went inside the home and he followed her, the report says, and a physical…
The Coffee Trojans finished the 2026 regular season on a six-game winning streak, capped by a 4-0 win over the Crisp County Cougars Thursday night at Charles Wilson Field in Douglas. The Trojans scored two in the second then one each in the third and fourth innings. Crisp, meanwhile, never got on the board. A pair of Coffee pitchers, starter Evan Lingenfelter (6 IP, 2 H, 8 K, 1 BB) and Will Day (1 IP, 1 K) kept the Cougar offense at bay all night long. The Trojans scored their first runs of the game in the second inning when…
After getting off to a relatively slow start (for them) on Monday, the CCA Patriots righted the ship and defeated the Vidalia Heritage Academy Eagles by a combined score of 37-0 over two games this week. The Patriots won 18-0 Tuesday then 19-0 on Thursday. Both games were played in Vidalia and neither went the full seven innings. On Tuesday, freshman Clay Phillips threw a one-hit shutout, striking out nine and walking one. Phillips was also 2-4 with a walk and an RBI. Gray McLean (2-4, two runs, one RBI), Skyler Woods (2-3, four RBI, HR), Jonah Hall (2-3, two…
A 67-year-old man who was allegedly walking around with his penis exposed was arrested and charged with indecent exposure on April 5, 2026. According to a report from the Douglas Police Department, around 8 p.m. on April 5, an officer responded to an indecent exposure call at Pine Street and Brooks Avenue. The complainant stated that the man, identified as Barney Thomas, 67, of Douglas, was walking along Pine Street with his privates hanging out of the bottom of his shorts. When he got close, the report says, he “began playing with it.” The complainant said that he does this…
Three women between the ages of 29 and 39 years old were arrested and charged with disorderly conduct as a result of an alleged fight that occurred Spooner Court on April 4, 2026. According to a report from the Douglas Police Department, officers responded to a Spooner Court address at around 11:40 p.m. in reference to a fight. By the time officers arrived, the fight had broken up but a number of people were still in the area. At the scene, officers learned that Jasmine Keara Harmon, 33, of Douglas, and Latoya Harmon, 39, of Lawrenceville, had been fighting Raja’Nae…
Wednesday afternoon, a member of the Coffee County Dive Team recovered the body of a 21-year-old male who drowned in a pond near the east end of the 206 Connector. The call came in shortly after 3:30 p.m. that a male was in trouble in the pond. Emergency personnel responded quickly. When they arrived, they learned that the victim had gone under the water and not re-surfaced. The victim had been in the water with three friends. He stepped into a deep hole and could not get back to shore, according to sources. The investigation into the incident is active…