08 // PUBLIC RECORDS (LOCAL)

Within the past two weeks, the Columbia County Sheriff's Department has released their latest list of arrests.

Accessed via the Magnolia Reporter, the list recounts the following persons and alleged crimes:

SEPTEMBER

Rodrick Brewer (38) - Domestic Battering (third degree)
Tyress Saunders (18) - Terroristic Act
Angela Stone Adcock (45) - Left Scene of Accident, Property Damage

OCTOBER

DeKel Smith (25) - Shoplifting
Cameron Davis (33) - Failure to Appear
Antonio Brewer (39) - Possession of Marijuana
Troy Watson (31) - Endangerment of a Minor (first degree), Violation of Child Safety Seat Law, Driving without Headlamps, Driving while Intoxicated, No Driver’s License
Rebecca Scott (64) - Possession of Methamphetamine
Denver Elmore (48) - Failure to Appear
Coquisha Ellis (37) - Battery (third degree)

More information can be found here, as well as the Columbia County Sheriff's Department website.

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- C. Thomas Bailey

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