Author: Staff Reports

A suspect in a cargo trailer theft ring was shot by a deputy Wednesday afternoon after he allegedly attempted to run over another deputy while they were trying to arrest him. The incident occurred around 3 p.m. at a local cargo trailer lot on the east side of Douglas. The Coffee County Sheriff’s Office released the following statement: “The Coffee County Sheriff’s Office was conducting an investigation involving theft of cargo trailers. During this investigation, suspects attempted to use deadly force against deputies. GBI was notified for further investigation.” According to the GBI, preliminary information indicates the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office…

Kentavius Street is coming home. Kind of. Monday, the Philadelphia Eagles traded the Douglas native and North Carolina State graduate to the Atlanta Falcons for a 2024 sixth round draft pick. The Falcons also received a 2025 seventh round draft pick. Street, a 6’2”, 287-pound defensive lineman, is from Douglas and played at Coffee High School before his family moved to North Carolina. He graduated from J.H. Rose High School in Greenville and played his college ball at NC State. The San Francisco 49ers drafted Street in the fourth round in 2018. He played…

On October 18, 2023, deputies arrested Carlos Omar Ochoa, 41, of Douglas, on aggravated assault charges after he allegedly entered his wife’s home and cut a man in the face who was in bed asleep with his wife. The incident took place around 3 a.m., according to a sheriff’s office report. This was the latest of multiple incidents that have occurred involving these same individuals. Back in April, Ochoa was arrested and charged after he, allegedly armed with two guns (a Glock and a Smith & Wesson), went to the place where the victim works and allegedly chased…

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill is racking up receiving yards at a breakneck pace this season. Eight games in, Hill is on track to break the single-season receiving record and top 2,000 yards. Hall of famer Calvin Johnson holds the record with 1,964 yards — a mark he set in 2012. Before the season began, Hill stated that he was going to break 2,000 this year. After yesterday’s 31-17 win over the New England Patriots in which Hill caught eight passes for 112 yards and a touchdown, Hill has 1,014 yards in eight games. He’s on pace…

The Cook County Hornets went from the lowest of lows to the highest of highs in just a matter of days. Earlier this month, the Georgia High School Association ruled that Cook County had allowed an ineligible player, Jarvis Kyree Fuller, to play. As a result, the Hornets would have to forfeit all of their games in which Fuller had played. The GHSA’s ruling flipped the Hornets’ record from 5-2 to 0-7, which, according to news outlets, would have put their 22-year streak of making the playoffs in peril. While Cook vowed to take…

A Broxton man was arrested earlier this month for allegedly falsely reporting that people were attempting to breaking to his home on Sam Jones Road. According to an incident report from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office, around 6 p.m. on October 16, 2023, Jaeger Paulk, 36, reported that several individuals were attempting to break into his home. When the deputy arrived, he didn’t see anyone in the area. The report states that Paulk said he did not want to name who the individuals were and that he had also contacted the FBI. According to the report,…

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A fourth defendant in Fulton County district attorney Fani Willis’s RICO investigation into former President Donald Trump’s alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election has pleaded guilty. Attorney Jenna Ellis, who had been charged with violation of Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) and solicitation of violation of oath by a public officer by Willis’s team, entered a guilty plea to one count of aiding and abetting false statements and writings, a felony. In exchange for her plea, she was sentenced to five years of probation, a $5,000 fine, and, like other defendants before…

Monday morning didn’t go so well for a few folks on the New Forest Highway. A car rear-ended a school bus while the bus was picking up kids on the New Forest Highway this morning. School bus manufacturers know that buses are at risk of such collisions and do a good job of reinforcing the back end of their buses. As such, these types of accidents are usually much worse on the cars/pickups/SUVs than they are on the buses. Officers responded to the scene. Thankfully, no one suffered any serious injuries. The car sustained some damage…

It’s election season in Coffee County. Most of the time has been spent discussing the races in Douglas and Broxton. There is, however, one county-wide election on the ballot: An eSPLOST for the Coffee County School System. Early voting is currently underway at Central Square in the Dogwood Room Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. This Saturday, early voting will be available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Election day is November 7 and all precincts in the county will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for voters to cast ballots in favor of or…