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Griffey makes second jailbreak attempt

A North Augusta man's second attempt at trying to escape jail failed. Reports say 26-year-old Tommy Joe Griffey, Jr. broke a window and a toilet away from a wall inside his jail cell in Richmond County.

Richmond County deputies stretched thin

Five shootings have left three people dead over the last nine days in Richmond County. Several investigators were called into work while on vacation, many working round the clock to solve the crimes.

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15 guns stolen from shooting range

Richmond County investigators are looking for the people who stole guns from a local firing range. 15 guns were stolen Friday, July 28 from Shooters on Patriots Way.

3 teenagers accused in drive-by shooting denied bond

19-year-old Damian Hawes surrendered to police on Saturday. He is charged with murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. Two other men, Mark Graham and Thomas Brown, face the same charges.

Man accused of murdering mother extradited to Aiken

The 57-year-old son charged with murder is brought back to the city where it happened to face charges. On Friday, Craig Baldwin made the trip back to Aiken, and News 12's Diane Cho was the only TV reporter there.

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Four-year-old boy dies in car wreck

A child has died in a car wreck on White Oak Road, near McDuffie County. Deputies say the child, Jervon Jordan, was not restrained properly, and he was thrown from the vehicle and killed when the wreck happened.

Man wanted in Watkins Street shooting

The Sheriff’s Office has outstanding arrest warrants for Damian Joquez Hawes, a 19-year-old black male, in connection to the shooting death of VonJoshwa Albright.

South Augusta gas station robbed

Reports say a man wearing a black t-shirt, dark shorts, black baseball cap, and a red bandana over his face robbed the Exxon gas station on the 2700 block of Peach Orchard Road.

Two arrests in Ramblewood shooting

More details are available in the Ramblewood shooting that happened Tuesday, July 25. Two arrests have been made in the shooting death of Marcus Harris.

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