Two suspects wanted in Augusta molestation cases

Lavarous Rich, left, and Derrious Williams, right, are both wanted for child molestation.

Date: October 28, 2022

Richmond County are asking for the public’s help in finding two child molestation suspects in unrelated incidents.

Derrious Williams, 29, is wanted for a molestation incident that happened Aug. 22 on the 3900 block of Deans Bridge Road, where the suspect is known to frequent.

Lavarous Rich, 21, is wanted for a molestation incident that happened Aug. 6. The suspect is known to frequent the area of Fox Den off Wrightsboro Road.

Any information concerning these suspects, please contact Investigator Nancy Clark or any Violent Crimes Investigator with the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office at (706) 821-1020 or (706) 821-1080.

Greg Rickabaugh is the Jail Report contributor for The Augusta Press. Reach him at greg.rickabaugh@theaugustapress.com 

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Greg Rickabaugh is an award-winning crime reporter in the Augusta-Aiken area with experience writing for The Augusta Chronicle and serving as publisher of The Jail Report. He also owns AugustaCrime.com. Rickabaugh is a 1994 graduate of the University of South Carolina and has appeared on several crime documentaries on the Investigation Discovery channel. He is married with two daughters.

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