Author: Staff Reports

On Tuesday, July 25, officers responded to Fleetwood Homes in Douglas regarding someone allegedly entering another individual’s vehicle. Upon arrival, the victim reported to the officer that $238 was missing from his truck and that there was video footage of 58-year-old Kelvin Freeman entering his Chevy Silverado. According to the report, the officer was able to confirm through the surveillance video that Freeman did in fact walk to the individual’s truck and open the passenger door. With this information, the officer headed to Freeman’s residence where officers confronted him about entering the individual’s truck at Fleetwood. As stated…

On Monday, July 24, officers responded to a 911 call about a car crash on McDonald and East Cherry Street in Douglas. Upon arrival, an officer learned an individual had crashed his car into a light pole due to his vehicle allegedly being shot at by 40-year-old Kenjarvece Woodson. According to the Douglas Police Department report, the victim told the officer that Woodson was mad at him because he owed Woodson $50. Woodson allegedly had taken to social media to call out the victim for owing him the money so the individual went to Woodson’s house to speak…

A suspect wanted by Coffee County Drug Unit detectives for obstruction couldn’t believe that he would also be hit with methamphetamine charges when officers finally caught up with him. According to a report from the sheriff’s office, earlier in the month, Brandon Morgan, 40, allegedly fled from officers on a four-wheeler and went through a patch of woods to avoid arrest. Detectives obtained a warrant for Morgan’s arrest and on July 24, he was located at his residence. Officers searched his home and found a quantity of suspected methamphetamine. During the investigation, the report states that…

Officers from the Coffee County Drug Unit did a little clean up around the George Washington Carver Freshman Campus right before the start of school. On July 28, officers from the drug unit arrested Danqwaz Bailey, 33, at 910 MLK Drive in Douglas — just 207 feet from the freshman campus — on a variety of drug charges. The officers executed a search warrant at the residence and found 216 grams of a suspected cocaine-based substance, 170 grams of suspected marijuana, suspected drug manufacturing equipment, and suspected drug distribution proceeds were located. As a result, Bailey…

It doesn’t like the Department of Community Supervision classes were doing much good for Marterrius Wertz, 29, of Alma. On July 27, detectives from the Coffee County Drug Unit were watching a vehicle that the officers believed was involved in drug trafficking in the area. Wertz, a passenger in the vehicle, got out of the vehicle and attempted to leave once it was stopped, according to a sheriff’s office press release. Wertz and the officers ended up in a fight before the officers gained control. They found that Wertz had 24 grams of suspected cocaine. Wertz,…

Michael Brandon Stringer, 33, of Pearson, remains in the Coffee County Jail after allegedly discarding methamphetamine during a traffic stop on New Forest Highway last month. An incident report from the sheriff’s office states that Stringer was driving a 2006 Pontiac Vibe when an officer stopped him. While the Vibe was still moving, Stringer allegedly threw something out of the window. After the vehicle stopped, officers discovered a small yellow bag that contained suspected methamphetamine. The report states that Stringer told officers he didn’t know to whom the drugs belonged but he would take the blame…

Late last month, a chance encounter between a detective and a suspected drug dealer landed a Douglas woman in jail on methamphetamine trafficking charges. According to an incident report from the sheriff’s office, a detective saw Delita Gale Montoya, 47, pull into a convenience store in the county. The detective knew that Montoya was trafficking methamphetamine and had a suspended license, according to the report. Her license was suspended due to failure to appear for court and child support violations, the report states. The detective approached Montoya and placed her under arrest. During the investigation, the…

Chris Knight, 51, formerly the Coffee County Solid Waste Director, has been arrested for allegedly stealing $8,278.50 from the Solid Waste Department. A spokesperson for the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office released the following statement Monday afternoon: “The Coffee County Sheriff’s Office received a phone call from County Administrator Wesley Vickers Friday afternoon regarding an incident with the solid waste director. After a brief investigation, our officers determined that a theft had indeed occurred. As a result, Christopher Knight was arrested and charged with theft by taking. This case remains under investigation.” Knight was booked into the…

The second trial in the death of Vann Brown has been postponed due to credible allegations of embracery — the legal term for jury tampering. Jury selection in the trial of Jason Anderson was well underway when, late Monday afternoon, Judge Kelly Brooks suspended jury selection, thereby indefinitely postponing the trial. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation will conduct an investigation the embracery charges. This the second time embracery charges have been a factor in cases involving Brown’s death. In March, Jason Anderson’s father, Joey Anderson, and David Spivey were indicted by a Coffee County Grand Jury…

How many times have cell phones gotten people in trouble and helped solve crimes? In the latest case, WhatsApp messages led Bahamian authorities investigating a burglary to bust an alleged South Georgia murder for hire plot. News outlets throughout the country have reported on the story. According to the reports, Lindsay Shiver, 36, of Thomasville, a former beauty pageant winner, allegedly planned to kill her husband, Robert Shiver, 38, an insurance company executive and former Auburn football player, with the help of her suspected lover. According to authorities, Lindsay was having an affair with Terrance Bethel, 28, whom…