Updated: 2:49 PM Two brothers were were arrested Friday morning in connection to multiple armed robberies in Augusta.

Updated: 4:07 PM The man accused of shooting and killing a 66-year-old man off Camille Street was in court Friday. The suspect, 28-year-old Ronnie Berrian, was denied bond.

Updated: 1:27 PM Jeffy Berry, 18, and Stephen Christensen, 43, were arrested in connection to the robberies on Thursday. Berry is charged with one count of armed robbery, while Christensen is charged with three counts of armed robbery.

Updated: 8:54 PM He was arrested during a big Augusta bust called Operation Smoke Screen, but now his name has been cleared. He says an angel saved him ... an angel on his arm.

Updated: 12:03 PM A trip to the grocery store leaves a mother and her young son in tears. Now, officers are looking for the man who pulled a gun on the lady and her son and robbed them.

Updated: 7:06 PM Dozens of people showed up to talk about crime and the issues that have been plaguing the area for years. They are planning to use surveillance cameras, citizen patrols, self-defense classes and more.

Updated: 5:14 PM It all started around 2 a.m. Thursday, when Columbia County deputies put out an alert on a person who stole a car and wallet. Richmond County deputies later spotted the car on Gordon Highway.

Posted: 11:38 AM Richmond County Deputies say two people are being charged with driving under the influence after an accident at the intersection of Washington Road and Center West Parkway around 2:45 a.m.

Updated: 8:35 PM Deputy Coroner Kenneth Boose says the victim is 52-year-old Samuel Hackett. The call came in shortly after 1 a.m. at a home on the 1400 block of Dewitt Street.

Updated: 4:03 PM Officers are investigating a drive-by shooting that happened early Thursday morning in Windsor, S.C. Dispatch says no one was injured during the shooting.

Updated: 12:08 PM We are told Academy of Richmond County administrators saw the bruising and swelling on the child and called the 1-800-DFCS hotline to report the suspected abuse.

Updated: 1:00 PM Officers say a fight broke out on the stairs outside one of the hotel rooms at Knights Inn around 10:15 p.m. They are searching for a grey Mitsubishi rag top convertible in connection to the shooting.

Updated: 1:00 PM Deputies say a man was shot in the knee after an attempted armed robbery. This is the second shooting at the apartment complex in less than a week.

Posted: 1:29 PM The tests confirmed that Lucky Wade Jackson's blood-alcohol concentration was 0.281. There were not any drugs in his system.

Updated: 1:30 PM Magic City owner Patrick Walton was sentenced to five years on a charge of making false statements to law enforcement.

Updated: 1:09 PM The four suspects who were arrested after an explosive device was found at a Columbia County hotel made their first appearance in court Tuesday.

Updated: 12:40 PM A shooting on Monday night on Holley Street is said to be drug related. The victim was shot in the knee but is expected to be fine. Three houses were shot up in the process.

Updated: 12:24 PM News 12 has learned the teenagers had been missing for nearly two hours before a full search began. News 12's Christie Ethridge has been following this story since the teenagers escaped late Friday night.

Updated: 6:31 PM Officers say the victims were approached by a man who was armed with what appeared to be an assault rifle.The robber was able to get away.

Posted: 5:09 PM Jonathan Collins, 29, was arrested on Sunday and is accused of punching and then biting the ear of 52-year-old Fredrick Harrison.

Updated: 3:00 PM After five inmates escaped from the Augusta Youth Development Campus over the weekend, many questions remain unanswered.

Posted: 11:24 AM The 18-year-old is in the Richmond County Jail and is charged with escape and theft by taking.

Posted: 12:31 PM 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.

Posted: 12:19 PM 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.

Updated: 12:41 AM 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.