Suspect sought for skipping bill at Sushi restaurant in Martinez

Date: February 27, 2024

Columbia County authorities are looking for help in identifying a suspect who dined at a Hibachi and Sushi restaurant in Martinez and then skipped out on the bill.

The suspect was with a group Feb. 10 at the Koi Japanese Hibachi & Sushi at 3847 Washington Road. Surveillance images show two women and two kids in the booth. One of the females had blonde hair and the other was brunette, a sheriff’s report says. The diners left without paying.

If you know who they are, please call the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office at 706-541-2800.

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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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