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 31–58 of 58 entries

Wed, Jul 1Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Augusta PressJul 1
The Georgia Supreme Court upheld two Richmond County murder convictions, leaving the defendants in prison.
- WRDW· Jun 30
Augusta PressJul 1Booking record
A 3-year-old Augusta boy died after being rushed to the hospital with signs of severe abuse and malnutrition, and his mother and her boyfriend were arrested.
- WRDW· Jun 30
- WJBF· Jun 29

Thu, Jun 25Thursday, June 25, 2026

Wed, Jun 24Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Augusta PressJun 24Booking record
An Augusta man was charged with two counts of aggravated assault after a shooting at a Gordon Highway gas station injured an innocent bystander.
- WRDW· Jun 24
- WJBF· Jun 23

Thu, Jun 18Thursday, June 18, 2026

AP
Augusta PressJun 18
A Lincoln County commissioner resigned after taking a probation plea that reduced child molestation charges to child cruelty.
- WRDW· Jun 18
- WJBF· Jun 16

Wed, Jun 17Wednesday, June 17, 2026

AP
Augusta PressJun 17
A former Augusta-area woman was sentenced to two years and three months in federal prison for laundering proceeds from a business email compromise scheme.
- WRDW· Jun 15
- WJBF· Jun 15

Fri, Jun 12Friday, June 12, 2026

Thu, Jun 11Thursday, June 11, 2026

Wed, Jun 10Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Tue, Jun 9Tuesday, June 9, 2026

AP
Augusta PressJun 9
An inmate died after an assault inside the Charles B. Webster Detention Center in Richmond County, and a murder charge was expected.
- WRDW· Jun 8
- WJBF· Jun 8

Sat, Jun 6Saturday, June 6, 2026

Augusta PressJun 6
A Richmond County deputy shot an armed suspect Thursday night after responding to reports of gunfire on Edgar Street.

Thu, Jun 4Thursday, June 4, 2026

Augusta PressJun 4
The remains found in Barnwell County were confirmed to be Krystal Channel Anderson, the Wagener mother who had disappeared nearly four years earlier.

Wed, Jun 3Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Augusta PressJun 3Booking record
An armed man barricaded himself in a North Augusta home with his mother and surrendered after a standoff.
- Aiken Standard· Jun 2

Mon, Jun 1Monday, June 1, 2026

Augusta PressJun 1Booking record
An Augusta man with a prior killing conviction was wanted for questioning in a robbery and assault outside a local convenience store.
- WRDW· Jun 1
- WJBF· May 31

Fri, May 29Friday, May 29, 2026

Augusta PressMay 29
Columbia County is emerging as the likely site for one of Georgia’s most closely watched criminal trials, as a judge overseeing the prosecution of accused Apalachee High School gunman Colt Gray said local court officials appear willing to host the proceedings. During a Thursday…

Thu, May 28Thursday, May 28, 2026

Augusta PressMay 28
A Blythe man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for fracturing the skull of his 6-week-old son.

Wed, May 27Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Augusta PressMay 27Booking record
An Augusta firefighter faced five charges after allegedly impersonating a fire inspector during visits to local schools and a gun shop.

Tue, May 26Tuesday, May 26, 2026

AP
Augusta PressMay 26Booking record
Two men were sentenced in Columbia County for a roaming overnight car break-in crew that targeted apartment complexes and neighborhoods.

Sun, May 24Sunday, May 24, 2026

Augusta PressMay 24
The drowning death of 1-year-old Maddox Grayson Acevedo has reignited debate across the Augusta Judicial Circuit about when criminal charges should follow the death of a child in a swimming pool. Authorities in Richmond County have not announced any charges in connection with Ma…

Thu, May 21Thursday, May 21, 2026

AP
Augusta PressMay 21Booking record
An Augusta man was sentenced to more than four years in federal prison after a 2024 illegal ammunition possession conviction.

Tue, May 19Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Mon, May 18Monday, May 18, 2026

AP
Augusta PressMay 18
Aiken County woman was sentenced to 22 years after abandoning her daughter at an Evans Publix and injuring jailers.
- WRDW· May 18

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Showing 31–58 of 58 entries

Wed, Jul 1Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Thu, Jun 25Thursday, June 25, 2026

Wed, Jun 24Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Augusta PressJun 24Booking record
An Augusta man was charged with two counts of aggravated assault after a shooting at a Gordon Highway gas station injured an innocent bystander.
- WRDW· Jun 24
- WJBF· Jun 23

Thu, Jun 18Thursday, June 18, 2026

AP
Augusta PressJun 18
A Lincoln County commissioner resigned after taking a probation plea that reduced child molestation charges to child cruelty.
- WRDW· Jun 18
- WJBF· Jun 16

Wed, Jun 17Wednesday, June 17, 2026

AP
Augusta PressJun 17
A former Augusta-area woman was sentenced to two years and three months in federal prison for laundering proceeds from a business email compromise scheme.
- WRDW· Jun 15
- WJBF· Jun 15

Fri, Jun 12Friday, June 12, 2026

Thu, Jun 11Thursday, June 11, 2026

Wed, Jun 10Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Tue, Jun 9Tuesday, June 9, 2026

AP
Augusta PressJun 9
An inmate died after an assault inside the Charles B. Webster Detention Center in Richmond County, and a murder charge was expected.
- WRDW· Jun 8
- WJBF· Jun 8

Sat, Jun 6Saturday, June 6, 2026

Augusta PressJun 6
A Richmond County deputy shot an armed suspect Thursday night after responding to reports of gunfire on Edgar Street.

Thu, Jun 4Thursday, June 4, 2026

Augusta PressJun 4
The remains found in Barnwell County were confirmed to be Krystal Channel Anderson, the Wagener mother who had disappeared nearly four years earlier.

Wed, Jun 3Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Augusta PressJun 3Booking record
An armed man barricaded himself in a North Augusta home with his mother and surrendered after a standoff.
- Aiken Standard· Jun 2

Mon, Jun 1Monday, June 1, 2026

Augusta PressJun 1Booking record
An Augusta man with a prior killing conviction was wanted for questioning in a robbery and assault outside a local convenience store.
- WRDW· Jun 1
- WJBF· May 31

Fri, May 29Friday, May 29, 2026

Augusta PressMay 29
Columbia County is emerging as the likely site for one of Georgia’s most closely watched criminal trials, as a judge overseeing the prosecution of accused Apalachee High School gunman Colt Gray said local court officials appear willing to host the proceedings. During a Thursday…

Thu, May 28Thursday, May 28, 2026

Augusta PressMay 28
A Blythe man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for fracturing the skull of his 6-week-old son.

Wed, May 27Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Augusta PressMay 27Booking record
An Augusta firefighter faced five charges after allegedly impersonating a fire inspector during visits to local schools and a gun shop.

Tue, May 26Tuesday, May 26, 2026

AP
Augusta PressMay 26Booking record
Two men were sentenced in Columbia County for a roaming overnight car break-in crew that targeted apartment complexes and neighborhoods.

Sun, May 24Sunday, May 24, 2026

Augusta PressMay 24
The drowning death of 1-year-old Maddox Grayson Acevedo has reignited debate across the Augusta Judicial Circuit about when criminal charges should follow the death of a child in a swimming pool. Authorities in Richmond County have not announced any charges in connection with Ma…

Thu, May 21Thursday, May 21, 2026

AP
Augusta PressMay 21Booking record
An Augusta man was sentenced to more than four years in federal prison after a 2024 illegal ammunition possession conviction.

Tue, May 19Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Mon, May 18Monday, May 18, 2026

AP
Augusta PressMay 18
Aiken County woman was sentenced to 22 years after abandoning her daughter at an Evans Publix and injuring jailers.
- WRDW· May 18

Jun 12

An Augusta man pleaded guilty and received probation for a Gordon Highway crash that killed an Aiken County teacher and mother of four.

AP

Augusta PressJun 12

A former Army soldier pleaded guilty in federal court to killing Sgt. Andre S. Stewart Jr. during a confrontation at a Fort Gordon apartment.

May 19

Booking record

Deputies responded to multiple fights and disturbances at Thunder Over Evans in Columbia County.