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.

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Mon, May 25Monday, May 25, 2026

WRDWMay 25
Richmond County deputies found a man with injuries consistent with a gunshot wound in the 2800 block of Washington Road.
- WJBF· May 25
WRDWMay 25
Two recent Swainsboro High School graduates were among three people killed in a crash on Highway 56 in Burke County.
WRDWMay 25
One person was injured in a shooting on Arnold Drive in Warrenville.
WJBFMay 25Booking record
A man wanted for questioning in a Richmond County homicide was located in Florida and arrested on an unrelated warrant.
WRDWMay 25
A suspect jumped into Lake Hartwell after a high-speed chase ended in a crash in Franklin County.
AP
Augusta PressMay 25
Richmond County recorded 278 crimes during May 13-19, including one homicide and five aggravated assaults.

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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…

Augusta PressMay 24

A 21-year-old man was shot to death behind an Aiken home, where deputies found multiple shell casings nearby.

WJBFMay 23

A Florida fugitive was arrested in Johnson County on multiple felony child sex charges.

AP

Augusta PressMay 23

Four people were arrested after a shooting on Corn Road in Burke County.

WRDWMay 22

Nolan Smith was arrested in Twiggs County for reckless driving and excessive speed on Interstate 16.

WRDWMay 21

A Barnwell teacher was placed on administrative leave and charged after allegedly exchanging social media messages with students.

WRDWMay 21

A former Murdaugh juror filed to have records released from a jury tampering investigation in Colleton County.

AP

Augusta PressMay 21

A man was shot and killed Wednesday evening at a home on Dallas Circle in Aiken.

May 20

ATLANTA — Georgia Republicans will keep duking it out among themselves as they head toward a runoff to pick their candidates for governor and U.S. Senate in the battleground state after Tuesday’s primary failed to produce outright victors.The Senate runoff will feature former co…

WRDWMay 20

A 64-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Columbia Highway in Aiken.

AP

Augusta PressMay 20

For many inmates leaving jail, freedom comes with a harsh reality: no health insurance, no medications, no primary doctor and few resources to help them stay healthy while trying to rebuild their lives. Aiken County officials say that gap often becomes a revolving door back into…

Aiken StandardMay 19Booking record

A Georgia man was charged by SLED in connection with a May 8 officer-involved shooting in Aiken County.

WJBF· May 19

WRDWMay 19

An Augusta home care worker was indicted by a Richmond County grand jury in an alleged Medicaid fraud case.

WJBF· May 19