Author: Staff Reports

An old Burger King slogan states “Sometimes, you gotta break the rules.” Two employees apparently took that a little too seriously a little over a week ago when the allegedly took pictures of a customer’s credit card at the drive-through then used the card information to attempt to make nine purchases totaling $1,303. As a result of the investigation, Zyikieus Tashun Riles, 17, and a 16-year-old juvenile were arrested on multiple charges. A Douglas Police Department incident report states that the alleged credit card information theft occurred on May 21. It was reported on May 23.…

A 38-year-old convicted felon from Pearson was arrested and jailed after officers found a gun in his vehicle during a traffic stop. On the way to the Coffee County Jail, he allegedly left a small amount of marijuana in the back seat of the patrol car. On May 22 around 2 a.m., a Douglas police officer noticed a white Ford Ranger traveling in the city with a tag light that wasn’t working. Another officer had reported that she had seen two “suspicious” vehicles parked near the Bealls Outlet. Both vehicles left when their drivers noticed the officer. One…

A 38-year-old convicted felon from Pearson was arrested and jailed after officers found a gun in his vehicle during a traffic stop. On the way to the Coffee County Jail, he allegedly left a small amount of marijuana in the back seat of the patrol car. On May 22 around 2 a.m., a Douglas police officer noticed a white Ford Ranger traveling in the city with a tag light that wasn’t working. Another officer had reported that she had seen two “suspicious” vehicles parked near the Bealls Outlet. Both vehicles left when their drivers noticed the officer. One…

Gracie Brunel of Douglas graduated from LaGrange College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Science: Sport & Human Performance, Magna Cum Laude. Gracie also played basketball for the Panthers. A guard, she played in 61 games, started 53, and averaged 26.8 minutes and 12 points per game. Georgia’s oldest private institution of higher learning, LaGrange College has been ranked as a top-ten school and “best value” among 99 Southern regional colleges by U.S. News & World Report. A four-year liberal arts and sciences college affiliated with the United Methodist Church, LaGrange offers more than…

Gracie Brunel of Douglas graduated from LaGrange College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Science: Sport & Human Performance, Magna Cum Laude. Gracie also played basketball for the Panthers. A guard, she played in 61 games, started 53, and averaged 26.8 minutes and 12 points per game. Georgia’s oldest private institution of higher learning, LaGrange College has been ranked as a top-ten school and “best value” among 99 Southern regional colleges by U.S. News & World Report. A four-year liberal arts and sciences college affiliated with the United Methodist Church, LaGrange offers more than…

Gracie Brunel of Douglas graduated from LaGrange College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Science: Sport & Human Performance, Magna Cum Laude. Gracie also played basketball for the Panthers. A guard, she played in 61 games, started 53, and averaged 26.8 minutes and 12 points per game. Georgia’s oldest private institution of higher learning, LaGrange College has been ranked as a top-ten school and “best value” among 99 Southern regional colleges by U.S. News & World Report. A four-year liberal arts and sciences college affiliated with the United Methodist Church, LaGrange offers more than…

A fight inside a moving vehicle led to a variety of charges, including battery and illegal drug charges. According to an incident report obtained from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office, a detective saw a man and a woman fighting inside a vehicle traveling on Bowens Mill Road on May 11. The detective stopped the vehicle, a white Chevy Malibu, at the intersection of Highway 441 South and Bowens Mill Road Southeast. During the stop, the female victim stated that the male, identified as Brandon Kyle Durden, 36, of Fitzgerald, was tired and mad with because she…

A fight inside a moving vehicle led to a variety of charges, including battery and illegal drug charges. According to an incident report obtained from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office, a detective saw a man and a woman fighting inside a vehicle traveling on Bowens Mill Road on May 11. The detective stopped the vehicle, a white Chevy Malibu, at the intersection of Highway 441 South and Bowens Mill Road Southeast. During the stop, the female victim stated that the male, identified as Brandon Kyle Durden, 36, of Fitzgerald, was tired and mad with because she…

On May 15, officers from the Coffee County Drug Unit caught a suspect attempting to flush illegal drugs down the toilet while serving a warrant. An incident report from the sheriff’s office states that while serving the warrant on Wright, the officers found him flushing marijuana and cocaine down the toilet. They also found an additional quantity of suspected cocaine and a suspected oxycodone tablet in the bathroom as well as digital scales. The report says that the amounts of the drugs indicated they were for distribution. Wright was arrested and charged with possession of a…

On May 15, officers from the Coffee County Drug Unit caught a suspect attempting to flush illegal drugs down the toilet while serving a warrant. An incident report from the sheriff’s office states that while serving the warrant on Wright, the officers found him flushing marijuana and cocaine down the toilet. They also found an additional quantity of suspected cocaine and a suspected oxycodone tablet in the bathroom as well as digital scales. The report says that the amounts of the drugs indicated they were for distribution. Wright was arrested and charged with possession of a…