A traffic stop for failure to dim headlights landed a Douglas man in jail on illegal drug charges. According to an incident report from the Douglas Police Department, on March 5, 2026, at 11:20 p.m., two officers were traveling on Pine Street near South Coffee Avenue. The officers noticed a vehicle traveling on South Coffee Avenue with its high beams on. The officers initiated a traffic stop on the driver, identified as William Ronald Harrell, 39, of Douglas. During the stop, officers found suspected methamphetamine in the car. They also found that Harrell’s driver’s license was suspended due to failure…
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Games one and two couldn’t have been more different on Friday night in Warner Robins. The Northside Eagles defeated the Coffee Trojans 3-2 in the first game of a region doubleheader. The Trojans flipped the script in game two and won 15-0 in six innings. Two Coffee pitchers in the nightcap – Evan Lingenfelter and Carter McMillan – combined for a one-hit shutout while the Trojan offense scored in every inning except the fourth. In game one, Coffee plated a single run in the second and fifth innings. In the second, Hunter Klesko and Taeven Harden both walked. Will Walker…
For the third time since November and the second time this year, Kayla Danielle Gruber, 36, has been arrested and jailed for allegedly showing up on Lakeshore Drive and harassing her ex-husband. The latest incident occurred around 8 p.m. on March 7, 2026. Officers from the Douglas Police Department responded to Lakeshore Drive in reference to a suspicious person. The responding officer went to the complainant’s home who reported a woman knocking on her door. The complainant spoke to the woman, identified as Gruber, through the door. After a brief exchange, Gruber walked off. Another officer found Gruber on Lakeshore…
A 48-year-old with a lengthy record remains in the Coffee County Jail after deputies found suspected illegal drugs in his vehicle during a March 3 traffic stop. According to a report from the sheriff’s office, a deputy stopped Gabriel Benjamin Carelock, 48, in West Green for speeding around 8 p.m. on March 3, 2026. When asked to get out of his vehicle, Carelock did but when he was told that a drug detective was on the way, Carelock became nervous and jumped back in the vehicle, the report says. He attempted to make a phone call from inside the truck.…
Two women were arrested and one remains at large following an altercation at Georgian Woods Apartments earlier this month. The incident happened around noon on March 6, 2026. According to a report from the police department, an officer responded to an assault call at the apartment complex. The victim reported that she had walked down to the Dollar General and was walking back to the complex when a black Honda Accord drove up. The Accord nearly hit the victim, according to witnesses. Before the car came to a stop, a passenger, identified as Cerenydi Thornton, 19, of Douglas, opened door,…
On March 2, 2026, an officer with the Douglas Police Department arrested a pedestrian for allegedly being under the influence and violating crosswalk ordinances. An incident report from the police department states that around 6:30 p.m. on March 2, a DPD officer was stopped at a red light on Madison Avenue near Trojan Lane when he saw a pedestrian, identified as Mark Andrew Lono Casiple, 36, of Douglas, walk across the road without the right of way and almost get hit by a vehicle. Earlier in the day, other reports had come in of a pedestrian walking into traffic. The…
A Fitzgerald man was arrested and charged with over 20 offenses after he allegedly fled law enforcement while holding his girlfriend and her child in the vehicle against her will, according to a report from the Douglas Police Department. Once the incident was over, officers also discovered that the suspect, identified as Lamar Montreal, 36, was also wanted by the Ben Hill County Sheriff’s Office on several serious charges, including aggravated assault and alleged illegal drug charges.The incident occurred around 8:30 a.m. on March 8, 2026. Officers responded to a call from a female victim who was in a black…
An alleged March 9, 2026, domestic dispute on Clyde Kirkland Road ended with both parties arrested and jailed after deputies couldn’t determine who the primary aggressor was, according to a report from the sheriff’s office. The report says that deputies responded to the home around 2:30 a.m. on March 9. The two individuals involved were Marco Pedraza, 44, of Douglas, and Perla Santana, 31, also of Douglas. The report says the two are married and had begun arguing on the morning of March 8, 2026. The argument continued that day but stopped when they went to a friend’s house from…
Douglas police officers arrested a 45-year-old after they discovered suspected illegal drugs in a vehicle during a traffic stop. According to an incident report from the Douglas Police Department, on March 1, 2026, just after 10 p.m., a DPD officer stopped a 2011 Chrysler 300 being driven by Tyrandal Grady, 28, because he was driving with no headlights. During the stop, officers discovered suspected illegal drugs in the passenger’s floorboard. Timothy Davis, 45, of Douglas, was sitting in the passenger’s seat, according to the report. Officers tested the drugs and the test came back positive for MDMA. Davis was arrested…
On Wednesday, March 11, 2026, an Okaloosa County, Florida, jury found Jacob Daniel Price guilty of two counts of first-degree pre-meditated murder and two counts of animal cruelty. Price had been charged for killing his parents while they slept and then killing their two dogs. The killings happened in Crestview, Florida, on November 13, 2019. Price was a longtime resident of Coffee County and graduate of Coffee High School. In 2022, Price was deemed not competent to stand trial. He was being held in a Florida state hospital until he was mentally cleared to stand trial. This month, he finally…