On June 24, 2026, deputies arrested two individuals at Ryanwood Apartments as a result of an alleged domestic dispute. Both were charged with simple battery-family violence and third-degree cruelty to children as a result. A sheriff’s office report says that at 3:44 p.m., two officers responded to the complex after a domestic incident was reported. One officer spoke with the male, Matthew Christian Baldridge, 47, of Douglas, while the other officer spoke with Ashley Brooke Anthony, 30, formerly of Broxton. The two of them have a child together and Anthony had been staying at Baldridge’s apartment. In the report, Anthony…
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Late last month, deputies from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office arrested and charged Charleston Gregory Webb, 55, of Douglas, with cruelty to animals and obstruction after he allegedly killed a dog with a shovel. According to a sheriff’s office report, deputies responded to an Aubrey Road address regarding an animal complaint. The complainant stated that she had seen her friend’s uncle, Webb, who lived in a shed on the property, beating a dog with a shovel. The complainant videoed the incident but stated that she believed the dog was already dead when she started videoing. The complainant told officers that…
On June 26, 2026, a 52-year-old female was booked into the Coffee County Jail on charges of illegally practicing law. According to a sheriff’s office report, on June 23, 2026, a detective was notified about an individual possibly engaging in the unauthorized practice of law. The detective reviewed court documents and identified Cynthia Davalos as the suspect. On June 25, the detective spoke with Davalos, who is a notary public. The report states that Davalos stated that she has been a notary for four years and assists members of the Hispanic community who may not speak English well. In this…
Trash collection. It’s one of the biggest complaints Coffee County citizens have. The city and county have been served by GFL Environmental and the service has been poor – to put it nicely. You name it – late pickups, no pickups, damaged cans, the inability to contact GFL personnel with complaints and concerns – for far too long, these and other problems have been a thorn in the sides of both citizens and local government alike. The contracts the city and county had with GFL expired at different times. The city’s expired this year while the county’s doesn’t expire until…
Douglas police officers arrested a 20-year-old Nicholls man on numerous serious charges after he allegedly went into his pregnant ex-girlfriend’s house and assaulted her twice in the same day. A report from the Douglas Police Department states that on June 15, 2026, at around 3:20 p.m., an officer responded to an Adams Street address. The victim stated that her ex, Jechoniah Armari Renfroe, 20, of Nicholls, had sent her a text message saying he was going to “stomp her stomach in.” The victim was pregnant with Renfroe’s child and the report says that he had been asking her to terminate…
Deputies arrested a 44-year-old after he allegedly threatened to stab his brother during an argument at a First Avenue address, according to a report from the sheriff’s office. The report states that around 8 p.m. on June 20, 2026, an officer was dispatched to the home in reference to a domestic incident. The complainant had asked Terry Lynn Smith, Jr., 44, who owns the home, to turn his music down because it was disturbing others who were in the house. The complainant called 911 because, the report states, Smith “was causing a disturbance.” While on the phone with 911, Smith…
Deputies from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 44-year-old Willacoochee man on terroristic threats and acts charges after he allegedly went to his ex’s house and threatened to kill her new boyfriend, according to a report from the sheriff’s office. The report states that the incident took place on June 20, 2026, at around 1 p.m. at an Apple Blossom Road address. The complainant stated that Marshall Courdle, 44, of Willacoochee, had ridden a scooter to the address and arguing with another man who there, saying he was going to kill him. Witnesses at the scene corroborated the complainant’s…
Saturday night, a deputy with the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office ended a chase that began with a fatal shooting in Crisp County and went through several counties, including Coffee and Jeff Davis. Officers from multiple agencies, including the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Crisp County Sheriff’s Office, Jeff Davis County Sheriff’s Office, Hazlehurst Police Department, Coffee County Sheriff’s Office, and Georgia State Patrol, were involved in the investigation that led to the chase and the chase itself. WALB has reported that the suspect, who has not been identified, allegedly shot two people in Crisp County, one of them fatally. The deceased…
Deputies arrested a 57-year-old after he allegedly stole copper from Satilla REMC and attempted to sell it to Jewell’s Recycling so he could go to the doctor, according to a report from the sheriff’s office. The report says that on June 17, 2026, just before 1 p.m., a deputy responded to a theft call. When he arrived at the location, the complainant stated that two rolls of copper wire were missing. One was missing from a recycling bin and the other had been taken from a truck on the premises. Suspecting that the alleged thief would take the copper to…
Thursday afternoon, former educator James Sirmans, who had been convicted of insurance fraud and conspiracy to commit insurance fraud in connection with a death certificate falsification scheme dating back to the 2022 death of a relative, was sentenced in Coffee County Superior Court. Sirmans was sentenced to 10 years probation. He had petitioned the court for first offender status. That, however, was denied. Sirmans was convicted earlier this month of the aforementioned charges. Sirmans, along with former funeral home director Chris Johnson, were indicted on the charges nearly a year and a half ago. Johnson has been in jail since…