Augusta woman charged in gunfight at Spicewood Apartments; Man Sought

Shontavia Watson

Date: February 19, 2022

An Augusta woman has been charged, and a man is being sought after a gunfight erupted between them at Spicewood Apartments on Friday night, authorities said.

Shontavia Watson, 28, allegedly fired a 9 mm pistol through her apartment door around 4 p.m. Friday at 3184 Spicewood Dr., authorities said. On the other side was 25-year-old Sherrone Harris. 

  
No one was injured, but the gunfire damaged several surrounding apartments, resulting in Watson being charged with aggravated assault as well as three counts of criminal damage to property and one count of weapon possession.

 Harris allegedly fled the scene before deputies arrived. He is being sought on five counts of aggravated assault, according to authorities. A motive is not clear.

Harris has previously served prison time for burglary-related offenses in Richmond County.

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The Author

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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