Estelle Parsley

May 17, 2024 | wrdw.com | William Rioux |Estelle Parsley

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Questions about the reliability of the Augusta Fire Department’s emergency response have caught the attention of Augusta Commission member Catherine Smith McKnight. News 12′s I-TEAM uncovered 139 cases over the past two years when dispatch calls to Augusta’s fire stations failed to go through. That led to delays in response times.

Feb 16, 2024 | wrdw.com | Meredith Anderson |Hector Muñoz |Héctor Muñoz |Estelle Parsley

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - News 12 has learned a deputy arrested over the use of force at the jail was still working at the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office while fighting DUI charges. Daniel D’Aversa is among five officers arrested so far with a sixth facing similar charges in connection with a response to a conflict with inmates at the Charles B. Webster Detention Center on May 7, 2022.

Feb 14, 2024 | wrdw.com | Meredith Anderson |Hector Muñoz |Héctor Muñoz |Estelle Parsley

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Our I-TEAM continues to investigate an incident at the Charles B. Webster Detention Center connected to the arrests of multiple law enforcement officers. We’ve confirmed five have been arrested so far with a sixth facing similar charges. The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office has not officially connected Melissa Morello’s arrest to the others, but a source gave our I-TEAM a copy of some of her body-worm camera from that incident.

Feb 8, 2024 | wrdw.com | Meredith Anderson |Estelle Parsley

WARNING: SOME OF THE IMAGES YOU ARE ABOUT TO SEE ARE HEART-BREAKING AND DISTURBING. PLEASE TAKE CARE WHEN WATCHING. Bamberg, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Alan Thibodeau was behind bars at the Bamberg County Detention Center for almost five months. During that time, he lost nearly 80 pounds and eventually also lost his life. He was not supposed to be behind bars. A judge ordered him to be sent to a mental health facility, but Thibodeau never made it.

Jan 25, 2024 | wrdw.com | Meredith Anderson |Estelle Parsley

BAMBERG, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Alan Thibodeau was a son, brother, father and friend. He also had a history of mental illness. When he turned up missing, his family feared the worst. What they didn’t know was that the worst was yet to come. In some places, having a mental illness can mean a death sentence. In the five months he was at the Bamberg County Detention Center, he wasted away, his family says. He died at the hospital. The thing is, he wasn’t supposed to be behind bars.