A neighborhood dispute that erupted over a property line in June has escalated into criminal charges for Eric Loggins, husband of Augusta-Richmond County Solicitor General Omeeka Loggins.
Following a GBI inquiry – prompted due to a conflict of interest with the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office – Loggins, 53, turned himself in Friday on a GBI-issued warrant for terroristic threats & acts and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. He was being fingerprinted and photographed Friday afternoon at the Charles B. Webster Detention Center. Bond was set at $6,000.
The investigation stems from a June 30 incident earlier this summer in an Augusta neighborhood, where Loggins was captured on video in a confrontation with his neighbor, Richard Seng, while a professional land surveyor was present. Video footage circulated online shows Loggins yelling vulgar obscenities, including the statement, “I ought to slap the s**t out of your a**,” during a dispute over a boundary marker and alleged damage to grass.
The surveyor had reportedly confirmed the property line, but that did not prevent the argument from escalating. Multiple witnesses, including Seng’s wife, Kandra Shaw Seng, claim that Loggins’ behavior crossed the line from heated to threatening. Mrs. Seng posted a video of the incident on social media. (Story continues below.)
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“When someone connected to public office behaves this way, it raises serious concerns,” Mrs. Seng in her post. “We are calling for accountability and transparency. No one is above the law, and no one should feel unsafe in their own neighborhood.”
The incident ignited widespread commentary both on social media and local talk radio. Critics raised concerns about whether individuals with ties to public officials receive special treatment or exercise undue influence in legal matters.
Local radio host Austin Rhodes commented publicly on the case, stating that the Solicitor General should “get a handle on the situation for the safety of her husband and the neighborhood.”
“She has to know stunts like this continue to show her husband in a very bad light,” Rhodes wrote on Facebook last month. (Story continues below.)
Given Mr. Loggins’ connection to the Solicitor General — whose office prosecutes offenses including domestic violence and public disturbances — concerns about fairness and impartiality led to the case being referred to the GBI for investigation.
On Facebook, resident Michael Milford saw the video and commented that Mr. Loggins sounded like someone who thinks they are above the law because of who is wife is.
“The fact that he kept threatening after the cops showed up and they never even told him to pipe down speaks volumes,” Milford wrote in a comment that got 62 likes.
Mr. Loggins made headlines in 2023 when he launched an unsuccessful effort to get then-Sheriff Richard Roundtree booted from office. The Richmond County Board of Elections met in September 2023 and “found the application insufficient” in that it didn’t contain the required 100 sponsors.
In submitting his initial application, Loggins alleged that Sheriff Roundtree “failed to protect the innocent and uphold the law with the failure of his administration to appropriately charge individuals when crimes have been committed and witnesses are present.”
Mr. Loggins had previously complained that the Sheriff’s Office did not sufficiently investigate a driver involved in a crash in his driveway.
