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Jury finds teen murder suspect guilty on all counts
Last Updated: 3:43 PM 02/09/12 - Jurors find Aaron Schmidt guilty of malice murder, felony murder, theft by taking and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.
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Jury to decide teen murder suspect's fate
Last Updated: 12:41 PM 02/09/12 - The jury in the Aaron Schmidt trial has started deliberations. (Full Story)
Millen man sought for bank fraud
Last Updated: 12:19 PM 02/09/12 - Columbia County authorities are looking for a man they say took out a $10,000 loan and now has disappeared. (Full Story)
Cops: Ohioan stuck son in dryer, then turned it on
Last Updated: 12:08 PM 02/09/12 - Police say an Ohio man who stuck his 3-year-old son in a clothes dryer as punishment and then turned it on is facing child endangerment charges. (Full Story)
Police: Bored men pretend to enforce speeding law
Last Updated: 12:05 PM 02/09/12 - The motorist was an off-duty Athens-Clarke County police officer, who pulled them over instead. (Full Story)
Magic City owner arrested
Last Updated: 11:47 AM 02/09/12 - Richmond County deputies arrested Patrick Walton, owner of Magic City Club, for allegedly lying on this business license. (Full Story)
Fire Department Inspector arrested for felony theft by taking
Last Updated: 4:40 PM 02/09/12 - Lt. Melvin Harris is being booked into the Richmond County jail facing a felony theft charge; he's accused of stealing thousands of dollars from businesses for inspection fees. (Full Story)
Investigators trying to identify serial burglars

Last Updated: 10:40 AM 02/09/12 - Blue striped shirt may be the common denominator for several burglaries. (Full Story)
Dean transferred to Department of Corrections
Last Updated: 9:00 AM 02/09/12 - Former county commissioner Anthony Scott Dean was transferred to the custody of the Georgia Department of Corrections. (Full Story)
Updated: Interrogation tape played in murder trial of Columbia County 15 year old

Last Updated: 7:08 AM 02/09/12 - The trial for a 15 year old accused of murder continued Wednesday with prosecutors playing a nearly 4 hour long interrogation tape. The tape features Aaron Schmidt and investigators just hours after the deadly shooting. (Full Story)
UPDATE: Manhunt called off in Aiken County

Last Updated: 8:55 AM 02/09/12 - ACSO and SLED are looking for a man wanted by Florence Police Dept. (Full Story)
Two sought in Aiken for financial transaction card fraud

Last Updated: 5:02 PM 02/08/12 - Investigators are asking for help in identifying the two individuals in these photos. (Full Story)
UPDATE: Deputies searching for bank robber
Last Updated: 12:19 PM 02/09/12 - Richmond County deputies are searching for the man who robbed the Queensborough Bank on Tobacco Road Wednesday. (Full Story)
NC authorities charge 3 men in 17-year-old death
Last Updated: 11:01 AM 02/08/12 - Authorities in North Carolina have charged three men with an armed robbery and killing that has been unsolved since 1995. (Full Story)
SC State remembers 3 killed in Orangeburg Massacre
Last Updated: 9:03 AM 02/08/12 - Wednesday marks the 44th anniversary of the incident known as the Orangeburg Massacre. (Full Story)
UPDATED: 911 tape played in day two of Columbia County murder trial

Last Updated: 12:04 AM 02/08/12 - Another emotional day in court as evidence continues to mount against a 15 year old charged with murder in Columbia County. (Full Story)
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