Tuesday night’s 4-1 loss to the Houston County Bears at Charles Wilson Field in Douglas was a tough one for the Coffee Trojans. When you have a team as good as the Bears on the ropes, you’ve got to put them away. If you let them hang around, they’ll make you pay. And the Trojans let them hang around. Houston scored their runs in two innings – the Bears pushed across two runs each in the third and seventh. All of their runs were scored with two outs. Coffee, meanwhile, had opportunities but couldn’t take advantage of the good fortune…
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Coffee County sheriff’s deputies discovered suspected illegal drugs in a vehicle they stopped that belonged to an individual with active warrants. The suspect, identified as Herman Christian King, 27, of Nicholls, was arrested and remains in the Coffee County Jail. According to an incident report from the sheriff’s office, the stop took place on March 4, 2026, at around 7:30 p.m. Deputies saw a blue 2010 Ford Ranger that they knew King often drove. They saw the pickup on Clyde Rollins Road near Highway 32 West. When they stopped the vehicle, officers saw that King was in fact the driver.…
Detectives from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office are looking for two individuals wo allegedly went into a local Dollar General and pulled off a coordinated heist of . . . laundry detergent. According to a release from the sheriff’s office, the two people pictured here worked together to distract staff and then steal a basket full of the aforementioned detergent. Detectives are asking the public to help identify the alleged thieves and/or provide information regarding their whereabouts. If you recognize either of these individuals or have any information that could assist in this investigation, please contact the Coffee County Sheriff’s…
A traffic stop for failure to dim headlights landed a Douglas man in jail on illegal drug charges. According to an incident report from the Douglas Police Department, on March 5, 2026, at 11:20 p.m., two officers were traveling on Pine Street near South Coffee Avenue. The officers noticed a vehicle traveling on South Coffee Avenue with its high beams on. The officers initiated a traffic stop on the driver, identified as William Ronald Harrell, 39, of Douglas. During the stop, officers found suspected methamphetamine in the car. They also found that Harrell’s driver’s license was suspended due to failure…
Games one and two couldn’t have been more different on Friday night in Warner Robins. The Northside Eagles defeated the Coffee Trojans 3-2 in the first game of a region doubleheader. The Trojans flipped the script in game two and won 15-0 in six innings. Two Coffee pitchers in the nightcap – Evan Lingenfelter and Carter McMillan – combined for a one-hit shutout while the Trojan offense scored in every inning except the fourth. In game one, Coffee plated a single run in the second and fifth innings. In the second, Hunter Klesko and Taeven Harden both walked. Will Walker…
For the third time since November and the second time this year, Kayla Danielle Gruber, 36, has been arrested and jailed for allegedly showing up on Lakeshore Drive and harassing her ex-husband. The latest incident occurred around 8 p.m. on March 7, 2026. Officers from the Douglas Police Department responded to Lakeshore Drive in reference to a suspicious person. The responding officer went to the complainant’s home who reported a woman knocking on her door. The complainant spoke to the woman, identified as Gruber, through the door. After a brief exchange, Gruber walked off. Another officer found Gruber on Lakeshore…
A 48-year-old with a lengthy record remains in the Coffee County Jail after deputies found suspected illegal drugs in his vehicle during a March 3 traffic stop. According to a report from the sheriff’s office, a deputy stopped Gabriel Benjamin Carelock, 48, in West Green for speeding around 8 p.m. on March 3, 2026. When asked to get out of his vehicle, Carelock did but when he was told that a drug detective was on the way, Carelock became nervous and jumped back in the vehicle, the report says. He attempted to make a phone call from inside the truck.…
Two women were arrested and one remains at large following an altercation at Georgian Woods Apartments earlier this month. The incident happened around noon on March 6, 2026. According to a report from the police department, an officer responded to an assault call at the apartment complex. The victim reported that she had walked down to the Dollar General and was walking back to the complex when a black Honda Accord drove up. The Accord nearly hit the victim, according to witnesses. Before the car came to a stop, a passenger, identified as Cerenydi Thornton, 19, of Douglas, opened door,…
On March 2, 2026, an officer with the Douglas Police Department arrested a pedestrian for allegedly being under the influence and violating crosswalk ordinances. An incident report from the police department states that around 6:30 p.m. on March 2, a DPD officer was stopped at a red light on Madison Avenue near Trojan Lane when he saw a pedestrian, identified as Mark Andrew Lono Casiple, 36, of Douglas, walk across the road without the right of way and almost get hit by a vehicle. Earlier in the day, other reports had come in of a pedestrian walking into traffic. The…
A Fitzgerald man was arrested and charged with over 20 offenses after he allegedly fled law enforcement while holding his girlfriend and her child in the vehicle against her will, according to a report from the Douglas Police Department. Once the incident was over, officers also discovered that the suspect, identified as Lamar Montreal, 36, was also wanted by the Ben Hill County Sheriff’s Office on several serious charges, including aggravated assault and alleged illegal drug charges.The incident occurred around 8:30 a.m. on March 8, 2026. Officers responded to a call from a female victim who was in a black…