An early morning driver’s license check near Nicholls on March 16, 2025, landed one man in jail in Coffee County and a female passenger in jail in Bacon County. According to a report from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were conducting the check on Nicholls Road and Ford Lane when a red 2007 Toyota Camry drove up to the scene. The driver was identified as Rafael Artez Woodbury, 39, of Nicholls. Adrian Renee Knight, 36, of Baxley, was a passenger in the Camry as well. Deputies smelled marijuana in the vehicle and both appeared to be under the influence…
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The CCA Patriots took a trip to Macon on Saturday to face the 4A Stratford Academy Eagles. Stratford won both games, dropping the Patriots to 2-3-1 on the season. The Eagles took game one 10-5. CCA mustered just four hits and the offense was mostly dormant for six innings. Down 10-1 going into the seventh inning, the Patriot bats finally showed some signs of life. CCA scored four in the seventh – all with two outs — to cut Stratford’s lead in half. With two out and two on, Gray McLean was hit by a pitch to load the bases.…
A 42-year-old Douglas man was arrested Friday morning after he allegedly set two fires in the city last week, one of which burned a significant portion of woods between the railroad tracks and West Ward Street. Wednesday night, Douglas firefighters responded to a fire on Willow Street. Work crews had piled up debris on a vacant piece of property and someone had set fire to one of the piles. Firemen noticed Curtis Bailey, 42, of Douglas, standing nearby. They asked him if he saw anything and he replied that two Hispanic men had set the fire. It didn’t take long…
A registered sex offender has been arrested after he allegedly photographed minors without the consent of their parents or guardians. On March 20, 2025, the Sex Offender Unit of the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office interviewed James Edward Claxton, 69, a registered sex offender who lives in Douglas, while investigating another case. During this interview, detectives examined Claxton’s cell phone and found multiple photos of minors. When asked about the children in the images, Claxton initially claimed he didn’t know how the photos ended up on his phone. He later identified the children, prompting detectives to contact the parents of the…
After nearly two months evading capture, the final fugitive from the federal investigation dubbed Operation Crippled Business has been apprehended. Friday night, officers arrested Christopher “Chris Brock” Brockington, 44, of Douglas, without incident at the In and Out Store in Douglas. Brockington’s arrest was the result of a collaborative effort between the city and county narcotics units. Operation Crippled Business was conducted as part of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Project Safe Neighborhoods, a successful initiative that collaborates various levels of law enforcement to decrease violent crime and enhance community safety. Additionally, the case was pursued under the Organized Crime…
The GBI has arrested and charged two Coffee County residents with serious sex crimes as a result of investigations that began last year. Daniel Blake Ogden, age 35, of Douglas, and Jose Angel Hinojosa Huerta, age 47, of Ambrose, are facing charges related to the sexual exploitation of children and are in the Coffee County Jail. Ogden was charged with five counts of bring/cause to be brought into state any material depicting minor in sexually explicit conduct and five counts of depicting a minor in sexually explicit conduct. Huerta was charged with sexual exploitation of children. In September 2024, the…
The Atlanta Falcons have re-signed Douglas native Kentavius Street, a defensive lineman who has played one full season and one partial season with the Falcons. Street, 28, has played six seasons in the NFL. The Falcons acquired Street in a 2023 trade with the Philadelphia Eagles. Defensive tackle Grady Jarrett had gone down with a season-ending injury and the Falcons needed some help on the defensive line. Last year, Atlanta signed Street to a one-year deal. Atlanta’s front office has liked what they’ve seen over the last year and a half, and they snatched up Street for the 2025 season…
The last time the CCA Patriots and the First Preparatory Christian Highlanders met on the field of play, a state basketball championship was on the line. The Highlanders weathered the Patriot storm and won the game – and the championship – on the Columbus State University campus a few weeks ago. But now it’s baseball season and things are different. CCA showed that Wednesday afternoon in Douglas when the Patriots defeated the Highlanders 15-0 in four innings. Junior Blake Bryant threw a 37-pitch, four-inning no-hitter to put an exclamation point on CCA’s first win of the season. The Patriots scored…
A Coffee Correctional Facility employee was arrested and jailed on multiple charges after she allegedly reported for work smelling like marijuana. According to a press release from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office, on March 10, 2025, deputies were dispatched to the Coffee Correctional Facility in Nicholls following reports from the onsite K-9 unit regarding an employee who arrived for duty with a strong odor of marijuana. The sergeant and K-9 handler on duty made contact with 22-year-old Norshaaliyah Carswell. Upon approaching her vehicle, the K-9 indicated a positive alert for the presence of drugs. This prompted the deputies to conduct…
A seemingly benign traffic stop that took place on March 11, 2025, at around 10 p.m. in Broxton ended up being something much, much more. According to an incident report from the Broxton Police Department, Broxton PD officers stopped a vehicle on 441 North near the Dollar General store. The reason for the stop was an alleged cell phone violation. During the stop, officers discovered three pounds of marijuana laced with narcotics wrapped in green indoor/outdoor carpet, a cell phone, and a very advanced drone. The investigation revealed that, using the drone, the drugs were going to be smuggled into…