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Corrosive chemicals used in 4-year-old's death, Aiken sheriff says
1+ hour, 52+ min ago (350+ words) The killers of an Aiken County 4-year-old "poured" what was left of her body into a South Carolina reservoir, authorities reported Thursday. "I am truly sickened to share what this investigation has uncovered," Aiken County Sheriff Marty Sawyer said at…...
Can you have a dashcam in your car in Georgia? What the law says
1+ hour, 20+ min ago (294+ words) Dashcams are increasing in popularity. Marc Brown Law Firm in South Carolina says 16% of American drivers own dash cams, while autoinsurance. com claims twice that many. But with various laws, including those around privacy, are they legal to own and…...
Third defendant sentenced in scheme targeting Augusta mail
5+ hour, 39+ min ago (181+ words) A federal judge recently sentenced a third defendant connected to an Augusta-area mail theft and bank fraud scheme to prison. U. S. District Judge J. Randal Hall sentenced Torrance Urban Miller, 49, of Miami, to 60 months in federal prison, followed by three years of…...
Georgia Supreme Court opens RICO law to domestic disputes
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (693+ words) ATLANTA " A 1980s law originally aimed mainly at organized crime can be used in domestic disputes, the Georgia Supreme Court clarified in a ruling involving a legal clash between former spouses. The decision last week reversed the state Court of Appeals,…...
Four charged after gunfire fired from SUV in Columbia County
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (130+ words) The Augusta Chronicle Four Evans residents face felony charges after authorities say multiple occupants of a black SUV fired gunshots from the vehicle while traveling on multiple roadways in Columbia County on Tuesday. According to the Columbia County Sheriff's Office,…...
Gunfire rings out on the Fourth of July in Hampton County
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (537+ words) Gunfire rang out on the Fourth of July in Hampton County, with shootings in the areas of Estill and Varnville, but the mother of one shooting suspect stepped up and helped turn her son over to local police. The Estill…...
Missing Aiken girl believed dead; parents charged with homicide
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (377+ words) The search for missing 4-year-old Javeayah Harris has shifted into a homicide investigation, with Aiken County Sheriff Marty Sawyer announcing Saturday that investigators now believe the child is dead and that her parents have been charged. "This is the hardest…...
Search for missing 4-year-old Javeayah Harris enters new phase
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (250+ words) The search for missing 4-year-old Javeayah Harris continued Friday as authorities scaled back visible search operations while pledging to continue the investigation until she is found. Javeayah was reported missing from her family's home near Hillsboro Street and Ridgecrest Road…...
Augusta-area search for missing 4-year-old spans thousands of acres
1+ week, 27+ min ago (107+ words) Area law enforcement agencies looking for a lost 4-year-old girl are using helicopters and drones to scour the region for clues. Javeayah Harris was reported missing June 30, according to the Aiken County Sheriff's Office. The ACSO's chief deputy told the…...
Georgia Supreme Court upholds conviction in fatal Augusta shooting
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (216+ words) The Georgia Supreme Court has upheld an Augusta man's 2023 murder conviction. Zaiara Dantrice Smith was convicted in August 2023 of malice murder in the death of 21-year-old Tobias Fleming. Smith, now 34, claimed insufficient evidence was used to win the conviction and…...