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Augusta teen jailed for beating 11-year-old sister with belt

An Augusta teen is spending his second week in jail on child cruelty charges for allegedly hitting his 11-year-old sister with a belt. Stanley Jamar Lomax Jr., 17, was arrested last weekend for first-degree cruelty to children, and he remained there Sunday in the Charles B. Webster Detention Center under no bond. Richmond County deputies...

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Broad Street arson suspect held on $45,000 bond

A man accused of setting fire to two historic buildings on Broad Street and bragging about it remains behind bars after a Richmond County judge set his bond at $45,000.

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Elderly North Augusta man was dead for months; Daughter charged with murder

Edgefield County investigators made a grim discovery Thursday morning when they found the body of 78-year-old James Wheeler, a North Augusta man reported missing in June. His daughter has now been charged with his murder.

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Former RCSO deputy found dead on S.C. river bank

A man found dead Tuesday evening along the Congaree River in Columbia, S.C., has been identified as 38-year-old Addison L. Brown, a former Richmond County Sheriff’s deputy who was fired and arrested earlier this year for allegedly lying about an arrest.

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Aiken man killed in two-car crash that sent vehicles into pond

Eugene “Gino Rock” Brantley to run for Richmond County Sheriff

Richmond County Sheriff Richard Roundtree is being challenged for his seat by a veteran cop.

Angry Grovetown family calls cops on Biden’s staff in electric car fight

Columbia County authorities have released the 911 call from a driver who got upset when U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm’s...

Wadley officer in Augusta hit & run has long history of trouble

A Wadley police officer was on the job for just two weeks before he damaged a patrol car Monday in...

Burke sheriff decries ‘defunding’ of his office

Burke County Sheriff Alfonzo Williams says the county commission is trying to “defund the police” by withholding payment for 13...

Aiken County death of 3-year-old girl is under investigation

An autopsy and toxicology tests will be done to determine the cause of death of a 3-year-old Jackson girl on...

Augusta mom jailed for excessive whipping of 14-year-old son

An Augusta mother spent the weekend in jail for injuring her teenage son by whipping him with an extension cord,...

Graniteville man threatens to shoot children in brief standoff

A Graniteville man was arrested Friday after threatening to shoot two children or himself in a mobile home, according to...

Crime Map Aug. 30 – Sept. 5, 2023

During the week of Aug. 30- Sept. 5, a total of 117 crimes were tracked by The Augusta Press which...

Augusta teen murder suspect captured in Myrtle Beach

An Augusta teen wanted in the shooting death of a younger teen over the summer has been captured in Myrtle...

Report: special grand jury in Georgia election case wanted more indictments

If the special grand jury Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis assembled to investigate illegal interference in Georgia’s 2020 presidential...

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