Author: Staff Reports

Monday morning, county commissioners discussed a proposed solar panel ordinance that would protect the interests of citizens as well as those who wish to have a solar farm on their property. Coffee County’s neighbor to the north, Jeff Davis County, has had some trouble with solar farms — to the point that many citizens are upset with number of solar farms in the county, the damage to county roads that the construction has caused, and the sheer number of acres of farmland that solar panels now occupy. “Our solar ordinance was virtually non-existent. Our objective here…

Officers from the Douglas Police Department are investigating a shooting that took place on Monday, August 7, 2023, in which one family member allegedly shot another family member. According to a press release from the police department, the shooting took place at 910 South Madison Avenue — directly behind the Dairy Queen. Officers arrived on scene and spoke with the victim, who advised that a family member had shot him. The victim sustained a gunshot wound to the abdomen. The victim was flown out for further treatment due to his injuries and is in ICU in critical condition. The…

Antonio DeJesus Andrade, 25, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault after an alleged fight that occurred around 10 p.m. on July 24. According to a report from the sheriff’s office, the alleged incident took place at Bear Creek Mobile Home Park. The officers arrived, they spoke to three individuals, one of whom was the victim. He had a large cut on his head and a visible injury on one of his arms. The victim reported that he went to a friend’s home in the park to pick him up. While he was there, Andrade came out of…

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…