CSRA crime news

Crime blotter

One-sentence summaries of crime and public-safety reporting from local CSRA outlets. Each entry links to the originating publication.

Showing 121–150 of 201 entries

Wed, Jun 10Wednesday, June 10, 2026

WRDWJun 10
A proposed plea agreement for a former Augusta University faculty member charged with child molestation was not accepted in court.
- Augusta Press· Jun 10
WRDWJun 10
A woman and her son were arrested after a Hiltonia traffic stop escalated into a confrontation involving a large crowd.

Tue, Jun 9Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Mon, Jun 8Monday, June 8, 2026

Fri, Jun 5Friday, June 5, 2026

Thu, Jun 4Thursday, June 4, 2026

Wed, Jun 3Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Tue, Jun 2Tuesday, June 2, 2026

WRDWJun 2
Protesters gathered at a Columbia-area gas station after Rick Chow was acquitted of murder in the death of Cyrus Carmack-Belton.
- WRDW· Jun 2

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Showing 121–150 of 201 entries

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WRDWJun 2
Protesters gathered at a Columbia-area gas station after Rick Chow was acquitted of murder in the death of Cyrus Carmack-Belton.
- WRDW· Jun 2

WRDWJun 9Booking record

A woman died after being shot in a domestic violence incident in Augusta.

WRDWJun 9

A Richmond County prisoner escaped from the Augusta Transitional Center on Taylor Street, prompting a manhunt.

WJBF· Jun 9

WRDWJun 8Booking record

A woman was arrested in Columbia County after being accused of using other people’s nursing licenses to work.

Augusta Press· Jun 9

WRDWJun 8Booking record

A man wanted on multiple felony warrants in Burke County was arrested after a chase and an attempted home entry.

WJBF· Jun 5

WRDWJun 8

Rick Chow was found not guilty of murder in the shooting death of 14-year-old Cyrus Carmack-Belton.

WRDWJun 5

A Richmond County deputy shot suspect James Louis Jackson, 59, who was taken to a local hospital in stable condition.

WRDWJun 5

A South Carolina attorney general’s office took over prosecution of a boutique owner accused of defrauding customers across the state.

WRDWJun 5Booking record

An Augusta mother was jailed after her child tested positive for cannabis.

Augusta Press· Jun 5

WRDWJun 5Booking record

A man was arrested after allegedly shooting a woman during a burglary at Rollingwood Apartment in Thomson.

WRDWJun 4

Two Barnwell County daycare employees were arrested on cruelty to children charges.

WRDWJun 4

Nearly 50 people were detained and six others were indicted in a South Carolina illegal immigration operation.

WRDWJun 4

A Washington County judge denied Erik Heard’s habeas corpus petition for a murder conviction.

WRDWJun 4

A memorial was held in Columbia for Cyrus Carmack-Belton after a jury found Rick Chow not guilty in the 2023 shooting death.

WRDWJun 3

Two former Augusta State Medical Prison guards were found not guilty in connection with an inmate’s death.

WRDWJun 3

A former Augusta State Medical Prison guard was acquitted in connection with an inmate's death.

WRDWJun 3Booking record

Grovetown police arrested Michael David McClain of Hephzibah on suspicion of computer or electronic pornography and violation of the Child Exploitation Act.

WRDWJun 3Booking record

A second suspect was arrested in connection with the shooting death of a Thomson teen.