Crime blotter

One-sentence summaries of crime and public-safety reporting from local CSRA outlets. Each entry links to the originating publication.

14 entries

Sat, Jun 6Saturday, June 6, 2026

Augusta Press2d ago
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

WRDW3d ago
A Washington County judge denied Erik Heard’s habeas corpus petition for a murder conviction.

Tue, Jun 2Tuesday, June 2, 2026

WRDW5d ago
An inmate at Augusta State Medical Prison died on May 22, and the cause of death was undetermined.

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.

Thu, May 28Thursday, May 28, 2026

WRDWMay 28
The suspected gunman in the Apalachee High School shooting was likely to be tried in Columbia County.

Wed, May 27Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Fri, May 22Friday, May 22, 2026

WRDWMay 22Booking record
Four people were charged after deputies investigated a shots-fired call on Corn Road in Burke County.

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

WRDWMay 18
Alex Murdaugh’s defense attorneys questioned a South Carolina Attorney General’s Office statement about a potential death penalty in his retrial.

Source

All WRDW 102 WJBF 39 Augusta Press 31 Aiken Standard 16

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14 entries

Sat, Jun 6Saturday, June 6, 2026

Augusta Press2d ago
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

WRDW3d ago
A Washington County judge denied Erik Heard’s habeas corpus petition for a murder conviction.

Tue, Jun 2Tuesday, June 2, 2026

WRDW5d ago
An inmate at Augusta State Medical Prison died on May 22, and the cause of death was undetermined.

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.

Thu, May 28Thursday, May 28, 2026

WRDWMay 28
The suspected gunman in the Apalachee High School shooting was likely to be tried in Columbia County.

Wed, May 27Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Fri, May 22Friday, May 22, 2026

WRDWMay 22Booking record
Four people were charged after deputies investigated a shots-fired call on Corn Road in Burke County.

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

WRDWMay 18
Alex Murdaugh’s defense attorneys questioned a South Carolina Attorney General’s Office statement about a potential death penalty in his retrial.

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.

Augusta PressMay 19Booking record

Richmond County authorities made 74 arrests and seized 29 firearms, drugs and cash during a five-day gang enforcement operation in Augusta.