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2 days ago | 
yahoo.com | Mike Lepp
(WJBF) – The Richmond County Coroner’s Office is investigating the death of a pedestrian on Monday. Coroner Mark Bowen tells us the Coroner’s Office was called to the 3500 block of Windsor Spring Road, Monday, in reference to a pedestrian death. Investigators say the pedestrian was crossing Windsor Spring Road when they were struck by a southbound vehicle. Coroner Bowen has identified the victim as 24-year-old Taveon Wright of Hephzibah.
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1 week ago | 
wjbf.com | Mike Lepp
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Mike Lepp
UPDATE: According to Richmond County Coroner Mark Bowen, the child has been identified as 8-year-old Camden Poole of Hephzibah, Ga. An autopsy has been scheduled. AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – A child has died after a two vehicle crash at the intersection of Peach Orchard Road and Tobacco Road. The accident happened around 1 p.m. Monday.
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1 week ago | 
wjbf.com | Mike Lepp
UPDATE: According to Richmond County Coroner Mark Bowen, the child has been identified as 8-year-old Camden Poole of Hephzibah, Ga. An autopsy has been scheduled. AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – A child has died after a two vehicle crash at the intersection of Peach Orchard Road and Tobacco Road. The accident happened around 1 p.m. Monday.
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1 week ago | 
wjbf.com | Mike Lepp
COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – Today, the community says its final goodbyes to Columbia County Deputy Brandon Sikes. Sikes was killed in the line of duty April 26 during a traffic stop on I-20. He is survived by his wife Amber and his daughter Lyndsey. A funeral service will be held Monday, May 5, at Noon at the Columbia County Performing Arts Center, with a procession before at 11:20 a.m. We will be streaming the funeral service starting at Noon here on this page.
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2 weeks ago | 
wjbf.com | Mike Lepp
(WJBF) – Reaction to this weekend’s tragedy in Columbia County is pouring in from across the state of Georgia. On Saturday, one deputy was killed and another critically injured after a shootout on I-20 near Exit 194. James Blake Montgomery is the man police say is dead after he opened fire on three officers. It happened while being served a Temporary Protective Order during a traffic stop. Deputy Brandon Sikes was shot and killed in the incident. Deputy Gavin White was shot in the face.
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2 weeks ago | 
wrbl.com | Hannah McDonell |Chynesah Sims |Barclay Bishop |Mike Lepp
UPDATE: Columbia Co. Sheriff’s Office gives update on deadly officer involved shooting
COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – Two Columbia County Deputies were reportedly shot while serving a Temporary Protective Order, Saturday afternoon.
The incident happened near Exit 194 on Interstate 20 Westbound around 6:24 p.m.
Columbia County Investigators tell us that one deputy was killed, the other hospitalized after attempting to serve the suspect a Temporary Protective Order.
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2 weeks ago | 
wsav.com | Hannah McDonell |Chynesah Sims |Barclay Bishop |Mike Lepp
UPDATE: Columbia Co. Sheriff’s Office gives update on deadly officer involved shootingCOLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – Two Columbia County Deputies were reportedly shot while serving a Temporary Protective Order, Saturday afternoon. The incident happened near Exit 194 on Interstate 20 Westbound around 6:24 p.m.Columbia County Investigators tell us that one deputy was killed, the other hospitalized after attempting to serve the suspect a Temporary Protective Order.
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2 weeks ago | 
wbtw.com | Hannah McDonell |Chynesah Sims |Barclay Bishop |Mike Lepp
UPDATE: Columbia Co. Sheriff’s Office gives update on deadly officer involved shootingCOLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – Two Columbia County Deputies were reportedly shot while serving a Temporary Protective Order, Saturday afternoon. The incident happened near Exit 194 on Interstate 20 Westbound around 6:24 p.m.Columbia County Investigators tell us that one deputy was killed, the other hospitalized after attempting to serve the suspect a Temporary Protective Order.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Mike Lepp
COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office gave an update on Saturday night’s deadly officer involved shooting that claimed the life of one deputy and injured another. That incident happened Saturday around 6:30 p.m. near Exit 194 (Belair Road) on I-20 Westbound. Investigators say three deputies were attempting to serve a Temporary Protective Order warrant against the suspect, James Blake Montgomery.
