CSRA crime news

WJBF·Aug 5·Booking record

Nathan Lewis Jr.’s family shared memories of him as the community’s focus remained on the investigation into his death and two murder arrests.

WJBF·Aug 5·Booking record

A Hephzibah man was indicted for trafficking a missing 16-year-old girl for sexual servitude in Richmond County.

WJBF·Aug 4

A man was wanted for questioning after an armed robbery at A1 Lotto Mart on Peach Orchard Road in Augusta.

WJBF·Aug 3

An Oregon woman was sentenced to 10 years in prison after being convicted of smuggling methamphetamine to inmates at an Edgefield prison.

WJBF·Jul 31·Booking record

Two men were sought for questioning in connection with a homicide investigation on Broad Street in Augusta.

WJBF·Jul 29

A Saluda County man was charged with attempted murder after allegedly firing a gun at deputies.

WJBF·Jul 28

A shooting was reported on West Vineland Road in Augusta.

WJBF·Jul 27

Richmond County deputies sought a man for questioning about a Hephzibah shooting that damaged a home and car.

WJBF·Jul 26

The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office was searching for two men wanted in connection with an aggravated assault investigation.

WJBF·Jul 25

Gunfire damaged two homes and four vehicles in Richmond County.

WJBF·Jul 24

WINDER, Ga. (AP) — A teenager has pleaded guilty to all 55 counts, including murder, in a shooting nearly two years ago at Apalachee High School in Georgia that killed two students and two teachers. Colt Gray, 16, entered the plea Friday without having reached a deal with prosec…

WJBF·Jul 23

A suspect wanted on murder warrants in Gainesville was arrested in Augusta.

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WJBF·Jul 22

A pedestrian was struck and killed on Mike Padgett Highway in Augusta.

WJBF·Jul 21

A 17-year-old was charged with murder after a 13-year-old’s body was recovered from Clarks Hill Lake in McCormick County.

WJBF·Jul 20·Booking record

An Augusta man was sentenced to 151 months in prison and 15 years of supervised release after pleading guilty to possessing child pornography.

WJBF·Jul 18·Booking record

A wanted fugitive was arrested in Burke County after shooting at deputies.

WJBF·Jul 17

A 17-year-old was wanted on assault and weapon charges in Richmond County.

WJBF·Jul 16

A South Carolina man was sentenced to nine years in federal prison for violating his African-American neighbor’s housing rights.

WJBF·Jul 15

Burke County Sheriff Alfonzo Williams faced six federal charges for allegedly taking money to dismiss DUI citations and giving a firearm to a convicted felon.

WJBF·Jul 14·Booking record

A woman was arrested in connection with the 2020 shooting death of an Aiken man.

WJBF·Jul 13·Booking record

A man was arrested in Aiken County in the shooting death of 61-year-old Darryl J. McKinney.

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WJBF·Jul 10

Tony Berry was sentenced after pleading guilty to manslaughter and kidnapping in the 2022 death of Krystal Anderson in Aiken County.

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