Author: Staff Reports

The Coffee Trojans defeated the Vidalia Indians 8-6 in Vidalia Thursday night. The win was the 100th of Trojan head coach Sy Jones’s career at Coffee High. The Trojans scored three runs in the third and five in the sixth to take an 8-0 lead. As it turned out, they would need every one of those runs to hang on for the win. The Indians waited until the last minute to wake up – but wake up they did. Vidalia launched a furious comeback in the bottom of the seventh that fell just short. The Indians scored six runs on…

Thursday afternoon, agents from the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force and officers from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office arrested Donsheldon Lowe, 29, of College Park, in Douglas. Lowe has an extensive and violent criminal record. He was considered dangerous and the agents and officers involved in the takedown treated the operation as such. Law enforcement swarmed the parking lot on the west side of the Harvey’s complex on West Ward Street around 3:30 p.m. Thursday and swiftly took Lowe into custody. At the time of his arrest, Lowe was working for a private security company based out of East Point,…

Citizens Christian Academy has hired Jed Marsh, former head coach of the Trinity Christian School Crusaders in Dublin, as the Patriots’ new head football coach. For the last three years, Coach Marsh has served Trinity as its head coach. The Crusaders have made the state playoffs each of the last two years. Coach Marsh is a graduate of Maranatha Baptist University in Watertown, WI, where he played football and baseball. He and his wife, Samantha, have a one-year-old daughter, Adalynn. Samantha is a registered nurse. Saturday, March 2, there will be a drop-in meet and greet with Coach Marsh before…

Guillermo De La Cruz Morales is responsible for the February 16, 2023, disappearance of Maria Sophia Diaz, according to a press release posted by the Douglas Police Department on its Facebook page Friday night. Diaz remains missing. With the assistance of several other agencies, evidence, and numerous witness statements, investigators were able to put together a partial timeline of events and establish that Maria’s last known location was the 900 block of Ethel Street — property managed and controlled by Guillermo De La Cruz Morales. The Douglas Police Department’s investigation has established that Maria did not leave the property under…

The CCA Patriots’ bats came alive Tuesday in a 16-1 victory over Coastal Homeschool in a run-rule shortened away game. The Patriots scored nine in the top of the fourth; in actuality, however, the game was already well out of reach by that point. CCA plated runs in the first (2), second (4), third (1), and fourth (9) to easily handle Coastal. The only run Coastal scored came in the first on a CCA error. Case Snipes led the Patriots offensively with five RBI, a hit, a walk, and a run scored. Jonathan Rutland was a perfect 2-2 with two…

As they say, all good things must come to an end. The Coffee Trojans can attest to that – Tuesday night, their undefeated streak came to an end against the Brantley County Herons. Brantley bested Coffee 2-0 in what was a fantastic pitching performance by both teams. The Herons were just a little better at the plate and that proved to be the Trojans’ undoing. Coffee used two pitchers in the contest. Payton Bryant started and went four innings. He gave up five hits, two runs (neither of which were earned), two walks and he struck out six. Carter McMillan…

A Douglas man remains behind bars after he was arrested on aggravated assault and aggravated battery charges following a domestic dispute during which he allegedly broke his girlfriend’s eye socket. The call came in around 7:30 a.m. on Friday, February 16, 2024. According to a report from the Douglas Police Department, an officer responded to a McNeil Drive address where a domestic dispute had been taking place. When the officer arrived, he spoke with the victim, who had visible injuries consistent with a physical altercation of some kind. The victim said that she and her boyfriend, Darius Ellerton, 29, of…

A search of a suspected drug dealer’s property resulted in two arrests and the discovery of suspected illegal drugs, cash, and a gun. According to a report from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office, detectives with the Coffee County Drug Unit searched the property of Joseph Scott Elliott, 39, whom they had heard was involved in the sale of illegal drugs. During the investigation, they also learned that Elliott, a convicted felon, had an active warrant for a probation violation. During surveillance prior to the search, detectives saw what they believed to be drug transactions taking place at Elliott’s home on…

Four Chinese nationals have been arrested in Pierce County in connection with what officials are calling the largest marijuana operation in Pierce County history. Wednesday, Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper and Pierce County Sheriff Ramsey Bennett announced the seizure of 11,153 marijuana plants with an estimated street value of $22.3 million following an investigation into an alleged food manufacturing facility located in Pierce County. Authorities had initially thought that the facility was processing food; however, when they arrived, they quickly discovered that it wasn’t food that was being manufactured. The following individuals were arrested: Zhu Sheng Bing of a Brooklyn,…

The CCA Patriots opened the 2024 baseball season with a 7-3 win over the Lanier County Bulldogs at home Monday afternoon. The Patriots scored one in the first then two in the second, third, and fourth innings. The Bulldogs plated one in the third, the sixth, and seventh. Blake Bryant started for CCA and wen three innings, giving up a hit and run (earned) while striking out seven. Thomas Gentry also went three innings in relief. He struck out eight and gave up a run (unearned) in a solid first outing of the year. Sam Ables made also made an…