The Detention Center is on lockdown after five inmates escaped last night. News 12's Christie Ethridge begins our coverage as the DJJ is asking for statewide help in finding the one who got away.
The escapes at the Augusta YDC come hours after 18-year-old Michael Everidge was sentenced for a deadly beating inside. News 12's Sheli Muniz sat down exclusively with her, she says not much has changed.
The escapee is described as a black male, 18 years old, tall and slender build, 5’8”, 162 pounds, close cut black hair, with brown eyes. No identifying marks or tattoos. He was last seen wearing state-issue blue shorts and a white sleeved t-shirt.
Four youth are back in custody as local law enforcement continue their search for a fifth missing escapee after the five juvenile offenders went missing from the Youth Development Campus.
Donna Boykin allegedly took the ambulance from the University Hospital campus in McDuffie County and drove herself over 30 miles to Trinity Hospital in Augusta.
The Columbia County woman arrested for allegedly destroying dozens of campaign signs is now talking exclusively with News 12's Laura Warren about why she did it.
Investigators say she used the Drug Enforcement Agency prescription control numbers of two doctors she worked with at GHSU to be able to get the prescriptions from an Aiken pharmacy on Sept. 29.
While deputies were on the scene, they found cocaine inside the home and marijuana growing outside the property. Investigators seized approximately 6 pounds of marijuana, valued at $4,3000.
If you have any information, call the Aiken Department of Public Safety at (803) 642-7620 or Crimestoppers at 888-CRIME-SC (888-274-6372). Callers can receive a cash reward up to $1,000.
The Columbia County Sheriff's Office says further investigation led them to charge Richard Bourne, Michael Stader and Anthony Jones. They also added a charge to Amy Dodd's arrest.
A judge sentenced 18-year-old Michael Everidge to 17 years of confinement and 3 years of probation after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter Friday.
Dispatch received the call around 3:15 a.m. to the River Glen Apartments on East Telfair Street. Both victims were sent to the hospital and are said to be in stable condition.
Daniel Jay Boos is accused of molesting a boy under the age of 16 between January and June 2010. It happened at a home on Circular Drive and the Barnyard Flea market on Doug Barnyard Parkway.
Investigators are still looking for the gunman who shot a man in the rear end on Tuesday afternoon. The shooting happened on Reese Avenue off Peach Orchard Road around 5:20 p.m.
A fatal shooting at University Hospital has a lot of people worrying about safety. Security officials say they followed protocol, and protocol won't be changing.
The Columbia County Sheriff's Office says the trio was caught damaging other property, then confessed to defacing signs supporting Mitt Romney and Lee Anderson.
The signs supporting Mitt Romney and Lee Anderson were paid for by the Anderson campaign. The vandalized signs were found in both Richmond and Columbia counties just hours after the second presidential debate.