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Beyond the sentence: Pain and unanswered questions in Jamilla Smith murder case

While Daniel Gabriel Harmon’s prison sentence was finalized Friday in Aiken, it was the emotional testimony from Jamilla Smith’s family — including her grandmother speaking from a wheelchair — that defined the hearing and underscored the lasting impact of Smith’s death. Harmon, 34, pleaded guilty to murder and kidnapping in Smith’s death and was sentenced...

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Retired MCG professor acquitted of sexual battery

A retired Medical College of Georgia professor with a long career in academic medicine and community health was found not guilty Tuesday of a misdemeanor sexual battery charge.

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RCSO probes deputies’ conduct, photo release following gang leader’s arrest

Two Richmond County Sheriff’s Office deputies are under internal investigation following the bloody arrest of De’Ante Cannon, the alleged leader of the street gang Youngins with Money (YWM).

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Man fatally shot in Beech Island; Investigation underway

Aiken County authorities are investigating a fatal shooting on Friday night in Beech Island.

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Drunk North Augusta man kidnaps 2-year-old daughter, drives to Tennessee

RCSO dismantles ‘Youngins with Money’ gang in ongoing drug busts

Warrenville man arrested in Circle K murder

Augusta man dies after moped crash during sheriff’s office pursuit

Man found dead near Circle K in Aiken County; Investigation underway

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Graniteville man killed by couple while riding in car

A Graniteville man was fatally shot Monday while riding in a car on Edgefield Highway in Aiken, authorities said. Marquel...

Trial starts in Appling vehicular homicide case

An Appling man accused of vehicular homicide in a 2020 wreck of a utility-terrain vehicle is pointing at the victim...

Augusta homeless man beats & stabs elderly doctor to death in victim’s home

Richmond County authorities have arrested a homeless man with possible mental problems for stabbing an elderly doctor to death Sunday...

Grovetown mom drove car while juvenile son shot at strangers, police say

Grovetown police arrested a local mother who drove the getaway car Friday night while her 15-year-old son shot six times...

West Lake residents placed on alert as dangerous felon is chased into subdivision

Columbia County authorities were continuing their search for a wanted felon Saturday night in the West Lake community of Martinez.

Paine College student charged with on-campus rape

A Paine College student was arrested Thursday in connection with an on-campus rape of a female classmate in a residence...

Grovetown homeowner shoots masked man during home invasion

A masked burglar was shot and his accomplice was captured nearby after the suspects tried to invade a Grovetown home...

Chief investigator for Columbia County D.A. arrested for threats to kill wife

The chief investigator for Columbia County District Attorney’s Office was arrested Thursday on charges of threatening to kill his wife.

Caurey Rollins was indicted April 11 for molesting four children after his February arrest for licking a boy's toes. Special photo from Richmond County Sheriff’s Office.

Foot-licker from Urban Air had P.E. job at Glenn Hills Elementary

The suspect accused of licking the feet of a 7-year-old boy at Urban Air Adventure Park last month has worked...
Jayson Wheatley, seen here in a Columbia County Sheriff's Office mug shot, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison. Federal prosecutors said Wheatley was the lead defendant in a meth trafficking conspiracy that lead to at least one overdose death.

Augusta man sentenced to 20 years for role in meth trafficking conspiracy

The lead defendant in Operation Wheat Fields – Jayson Wheatley, 42 – has been sentenced to 20 years in federal...

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