A man given probation last year for stalking his estranged wife will remain in jail while a new charge of aggravated stalking is pending, a judge ruled Friday, June 10.
Wycliffee Capps, 49, was arrested May 28 in connection with Richmond County Sheriff Cpl. Matthew Sanderson’s follow-up on reports of a van cruising the Wheeler Road and Ingleside Drive area late at night.
Friday during Capps’ Richmond County Superior Court bond hearing, Assistant District Attorney Keven Davis said Sanderson spotted a white van parked at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church about 12:30 a.m. May 26. Sanderson noted the van was equipped with a spotlight and emergency type lights in front and back, and it had a computer mounted near the driver’s seat, much like patrol cars.
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No one was in the van, but a check of the license revealed it to belong to Capps. The officer ran Capps’ name and discovered he had been convicted of aggravated stalking and Sanderson went to the nearby home of Capps’ now ex-wife, Davis said. He didn’t find Capps that night, but he did take a warrant out for his arrest, Davis said.
Judge John Flythe denied bond for Capps, who also now has a probation violation warrant pending. Capps was sentenced to 10 years’ probation in April 2021 for two counts of aggravated stalking.
Capps also has a 2008 federal conviction for illegal weapon possession, and convictions in 2005 and 1998 for impersonating a law enforcement officer.
Sandy Hodson is a staff reporter covering courts for The Augusta Press. Reach her at sandy@theaugustapress.com.Â
