Author: Staff Reports

Add giving a dog beer to one of the things that will land you in jail. On July 7, an allegedly intoxicated pedestrian identified as 32-year-old Adan Ramirez, poured beer into his and hand attempted to give it to a dog on Spring Oak Street. According to an incident report from the sheriff’s office, Ramirez walked up to an individual on Spring Oak Street and asked if she wanted a beer. She said no so, she stated, he poured some beer into his hand and gave it to her puppy. The dog did drink some of…

A Douglas man is in jail after allegedly breaking in and trashing his ex-girlfriend’s house. According to an incident report from the sheriff’s office, the incident took place on June 21. However, the suspect, Anthony Droll, 31, of Douglas, wasn’t arrested until July 6. The report states that on June 21, the victim reported that Droll had broken into her house, “destroyed” it, and also damaged her vehicle in the backyard. While he was at the house, the report states, Droll took five birth certificates and one death certificate from the home. The victim…

The Coffee Weightlifting Team brought back three team national championships, several individual medals, and a number of top-10 placings at the USA Weightlifting Youth National Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado. These young athletes traveled over 1,500 miles to compete against the best weightlifters in the country. Stepping on the weightlifting platform right by yourself with the entire country watching can be an intimidating experience, especially for first timers. The Coffee lifters showed poise, confidence, and, of course, strength when it was their turn. They did not disappoint. The Coffee team brought home three team national titles…

An alleged impaired driver, a phantom driver named Rodrigo, and a hit and run all made for a rather unusual incident on July 4 just before midnight. According to a report from the Douglas Police Department, a hit and run accident took place at the intersection of East Baker Highway and Bowens Mill Road Southeast at 11:55 p.m. on July 4. The report states that Rennisha McCutchen, driving a white 2015 Nissan Altima, had been struck by a red 2022 Ford F-350 that was turning off Bowens Mill Road onto East Baker Highway. Carlos Vanegas, 26, was eventually…

An alleged impaired driver, a phantom driver named Rodrigo, and a hit and run all made for a rather unusual incident on July 4 just before midnight. According to a report from the Douglas Police Department, a hit and run accident took place at the intersection of East Baker Highway and Bowens Mill Road Southeast at 11:55 p.m. on July 4. The report states that Rennisha McCutchen, driving a white 2015 Nissan Altima, had been struck by a red 2022 Ford F-350 that was turning off Bowens Mill Road onto East Baker Highway. Carlos Vanegas, 26, was eventually…

A scam investigation that started in Douglas in late May took authorities 800 miles into east Texas and landed a 61-year-old Texas resident in the Coffee County Jail on theft by deception charges charges. This was one of those all-too-common fraud complaints in which a person solicits money for a non-existent item. In this case, a man named Bill Miller who claimed he was from New York contacted a 71-year-old Douglas woman and said he worked for Steve Harvey. He said if the victim would wire him a certain amount of money, he would send her a car.…

A scam investigation that started in Douglas in late May took authorities 800 miles into east Texas and landed a 61-year-old Texas resident in the Coffee County Jail on theft by deception charges charges. This was one of those all-too-common fraud complaints in which a person solicits money for a non-existent item. In this case, a man named Bill Miller who claimed he was from New York contacted a 71-year-old Douglas woman and said he worked for Steve Harvey. He said if the victim would wire him a certain amount of money, he would send her a car.…

On Wednesday, June 28, gunshots rang out in the city in three different shooting incidents. DouglasNow has already covered two of the three. The first took place on Pinecrest Drive and South Gaskin Avenue around 6 a.m. It resulted in the arrests of two individuals — Jaquiez Young and Isaiah Wright, both of whom remain in the Coffee County Jail. The last shooting of the day happened on North June Avenue; no arrests have been made in that incident. The day’s second shooting occurred at apartments on West Phillips Street at 3:40 p.m. Witnesses reported that…

On Wednesday, June 28, gunshots rang out in the city in three different shooting incidents. DouglasNow has already covered two of the three. The first took place on Pinecrest Drive and South Gaskin Avenue around 6 a.m. It resulted in the arrests of two individuals — Jaquiez Young and Isaiah Wright, both of whom remain in the Coffee County Jail. The last shooting of the day happened on North June Avenue; no arrests have been made in that incident. The day’s second shooting occurred at apartments on West Phillips Street at 3:40 p.m. Witnesses reported that…

Bailey Tardy, a 26-year-old rookie on the LPGA Tour with family connections to Douglas, finished tied for fourth (-3) at the Women’s US Open at Pebble Beach Sunday. Tardy led the tournament over the first 36 holes but faltered a little on Saturday and Sunday. Still, her 73 on Sunday secured a tie for fourth place and a $482,136 payday. Tardy began the tournament with a 69 then a 68. Saturday, she shot 75 and followed that with a final-round 73. Tardy’s grandmother, Claire Tardy, and Gail Kirkland of Douglas, are sisters. Thomas, Gail’s husband, Gail,…