CSRA crime news

WRDW·Jun 24

WAYNESBORO, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Burke County business owner Daniel Blount Cates has been released from federal prison, where he was supposed to spend more than three years.He was discharged Tuesday under a “good conduct” release, according to officials.He spent about a year in pri…

WRDW·Jun 22

An arrest warrant for Lincolnton Mayor Mike McCombs’ wife was recalled the same day she was booked into jail.

WRDW·Jun 18

A Fort Stewart soldier was found guilty on all counts after shooting six fellow soldiers last August.

WRDW·Jun 17

A former Richmond County school employee was terminated from her Columbia County library position.

WJBF·Jun 17

An Augusta man was sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison on an illegal firearm charge.

WRDW·Jun 16

A Fort Stewart soldier’s military trial began over an August shooting that wounded multiple soldiers.

Augusta Press·Jun 11

A former Augusta teacher’s move into a Columbia County children’s library job drew scrutiny after court filings and investigative records accused her of grooming students.

WRDW·Jun 10

Human remains found in Barnwell County were confirmed as a missing Aiken County mother.

WRDW·Jun 9

A Richmond County deputy was promoted to investigator months after a suspension over his use of force against a suspected gang leader.

WRDW·Jun 9

A tentative Oct. 12 trial date was set for Colt Gray in the 2024 Apalachee High School shooting case.

WRDW·Jun 8

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