CSRA crime news

Aiken Standard·15h ago

The first court hearings were scheduled at the Aiken County Courthouse for the parents of 4-year-old murder victim Javeayah Harris.

Augusta Press·20h ago

Six Richmond County Sheriff's deputies were fired and arrested for allegedly misusing automated license plate recognition cameras.

Augusta Press·20h ago·Booking record

A Richmond County arrest ended with Emily Rollins restrained in a chair.

Augusta Press·Yesterday

A masked 13-year-old who fatally injured an Augusta store owner during a beer theft avoided a murder conviction and will be sentenced in juvenile court.

WRDW·3d ago

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Authorities are asking for the public’s help as they look for missing people across the CSRA. Deshawn Brawner Deshawn Brawner, 16, was last seen on Sept. 12 in the area of Congressional Court in Martinez. He was last seen wearing a long sleeve black sh…

WRDW·5d ago

POTOSI, Mo. (First Alert 4/Gray News) - A Missouri man will spend a total of 17 years in prison after his malnourished older son, who had autism, choked to death while eating his own feces because of starvation, according to authorities. The Washington County Prosecutor’s Office…

WRDW·5d ago

SAVANNAH, Ga. - Two Georgia men have been sentenced to federal prison following guilty pleas in separate firearms cases, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday. Margaret E. “Meg” Heap, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, announced the sentences handed down in U.…

WRDW·6d ago

A man faced federal charges after allegedly defrauding Columbia’s Allen University out of millions meant for a new football stadium.

Augusta Press·6d ago·Booking record

Three former Edgefield County Detention Center supervisors were fired and indicted in an investigation into alleged timesheet fraud.

WRDW·Sep 14

AXSON, Ga. — A south Georgia boy was mauled by three dogs in an attack that’s reminiscent of one that happened in the CSRA a few years ago. Like the local case of Justin Gilstrap, the south Georgia boy was an 11-year-old who’d been riding a vehicle and who was attacked by three…

WRDW·Sep 10

CINCINNATI (WXIX/Gray News) — A father charged with murdering his newborn daughter appears to have set up a GoFundMe page to pay for her funeral. Christopher Evans, 34, was charged with murder, felonious assault and endangering children, police announced Thursday. His daughter,…

WRDW·Sep 10

An undocumented Mexican national living in Graniteville was sentenced to federal prison for using a stolen identity to work at Savannah River Site.

WRDW·Sep 9

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC/Gray News) - A woman in Alabama is accused of “snapping” and killing her boyfriend after he ended their relationship following a sexual meetup at the park. A grand jury indicted Bonita Yvette Brown, 64, on a murder charge in the shooting death of 64-year-o…

WRDW·Sep 9

A former Richmond County major was arrested last week and had key certifications suspended.

WRDW·Sep 8

A Savannah married couple avoided a potential life sentence after pleading guilty in their 1-year-old daughter's 2021 fentanyl death.

WRDW·Sep 8

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A newborn has been safely given up at Aiken Regional Medical Center under a state law that lets parents hand over a baby they can’t care for — without facing charges. The boy was born Sept. 3, weighing 7 pounds, 14 ounces and measuring 21 inches long. H…

WRDW·Sep 7

A 3-year-old boy died after accidentally shooting himself in Columbia, and his uncle faced charges.

Augusta Press·Sep 7

A former Medical College of Georgia anesthesiology resident who developed PTSD after a brutal attack and later lost her residency has lost her federal appeal. Lesley Williams said Augusta University treated her differently after the 2018 assault, failed to accommodate her PTSD a…

Augusta Press·Sep 6·Booking record

An Augusta man was held without bond on charges of raping, aggravated sodomy, and false imprisonment of his ex-girlfriend.