Author: Staff Reports

Darren Andrew-Lee Watson, 22, is in jail on aggravated assault charges after he allegedly walked into a home where his ex-girlfriend, her boyfriend, and another individual were and pointed a gun at all three. A shootout ensued but no one was injured. The incident took place on the afternoon of April 12, 2023. According to a report from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy responded to a home on Greenfield Circle and spoke to Jamahri Anderson, 22, who said he had been at a home a few places down the street with his girlfriend and David Atkinson,…

Darren Andrew-Lee Watson, 22, is in jail on aggravated assault charges after he allegedly walked into a home where his ex-girlfriend, her boyfriend, and another individual were and pointed a gun at all three. A shootout ensued but no one was injured. The incident took place on the afternoon of April 12, 2023. According to a report from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy responded to a home on Greenfield Circle and spoke to Jamahri Anderson, 22, who said he had been at a home a few places down the street with his girlfriend and David Atkinson,…

Jeremy Wells, 51, of a Willacoochee address, has been arrested and charged with child molestation after an employee at the victim’s school filed a report with the Department of Family and Children’s Services. An incident report from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office provides few details of the investigation, simply stating that an employee at the school in which the victim attends contacted DFACS. A DFACS case worker went to the school and investigated the allegations. After gathering information, the report states that the case worker “wanted to make a report with law enforcement due to the nature of…

Jeremy Wells, 51, of a Willacoochee address, has been arrested and charged with child molestation after an employee at the victim’s school filed a report with the Department of Family and Children’s Services. An incident report from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office provides few details of the investigation, simply stating that an employee at the school in which the victim attends contacted DFACS. A DFACS case worker went to the school and investigated the allegations. After gathering information, the report states that the case worker “wanted to make a report with law enforcement due to the nature of…

Jesse James McCabe, 35, was arrested and charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance (Oxycodone), and possession of marijuana after an officer with the Department of Community Supervision discovered suspected illegal drugs in McCabe’s house on Wilmar Avenue. According to an incident report, after the officer found the drugs, he contacted a detective with the Coffee County Drug Unit, who arrested McCabe and took him to jail. The detective weighed the drugs at the sheriff’s office; the methamphetamine came in at three grams and the marijuana weighed 29 grams. Both weights include packaging material. There…

Jesse James McCabe, 35, was arrested and charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance (Oxycodone), and possession of marijuana after an officer with the Department of Community Supervision discovered suspected illegal drugs in McCabe’s house on Wilmar Avenue. According to an incident report, after the officer found the drugs, he contacted a detective with the Coffee County Drug Unit, who arrested McCabe and took him to jail. The detective weighed the drugs at the sheriff’s office; the methamphetamine came in at three grams and the marijuana weighed 29 grams. Both weights include packaging material. There…

A detective from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office arrested and jailed a Douglas man on drug possession charges following a traffic stop on Ramblewood Road. According to an incident report, a detective was patrolling the area on April 14 when he saw a red Ford F-150 driving erratically at a high rate of speed. He stopped the vehicle and spoke with Bryant Adams, the driver. The detective smelled marijuana and Adams admitted that he had smoke marijuana earlier in the day. The detective searched the vehicle and found a black magnetic box under the front seat.…

A detective from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office arrested and jailed a Douglas man on drug possession charges following a traffic stop on Ramblewood Road. According to an incident report, a detective was patrolling the area on April 14 when he saw a red Ford F-150 driving erratically at a high rate of speed. He stopped the vehicle and spoke with Bryant Adams, the driver. The detective smelled marijuana and Adams admitted that he had smoke marijuana earlier in the day. The detective searched the vehicle and found a black magnetic box under the front seat.…

Authorities in Florida have filed additional charges against William Joseph Hale, 35, of Douglas, who was charged with attempted murder in an alleged Nassau County, Florida, road rage incident on October 8, 2022. Hale has now been hit with three counts of attempted second-degree murder, three counts of aggravated assault, and one count of shooting into a vehicle. The incident happened on October 8 when Hale and another motorist on U.S. 1 near Callahan, Fla., Frank Gilliard Allison of Cordele, began shooting at each other. Two children were shot as a result of the incident. Allison was also…

Authorities in Florida have filed additional charges against William Joseph Hale, 35, of Douglas, who was charged with attempted murder in an alleged Nassau County, Florida, road rage incident on October 8, 2022. Hale has now been hit with three counts of attempted second-degree murder, three counts of aggravated assault, and one count of shooting into a vehicle. The incident happened on October 8 when Hale and another motorist on U.S. 1 near Callahan, Fla., Frank Gilliard Allison of Cordele, began shooting at each other. Two children were shot as a result of the incident. Allison was also…