Coffee Co. SR 32 reopens, traffic moved to…

Release: DOUGLAS – State Route (SR) 32 reopened late this afternoon, Monday, July 19, as traffic was shifted to the newly-constructed bridge at Seventeen Mile River east of Douglas. Georgia Department of Transportation personnel worked with…

Officer Involved Shooting

GA man fatally wounded in officer involved shooting

Release: GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Douglas County Douglasville, GA (July 6, 2021) - The man involved in this OIS with Douglas County Sheriff's Office has been identified as Jesus Rodriquez, 23. ORIGINAL RELEASE: Douglasville,…

Officer Involved Shooting

A robbery turns deadly in Douglas County, GA

Release: Lithia Springs, GA (March 31, 2021) – On Tuesday, March 30, 2021, the GBI was requested by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office to investigate an officer involved shooting investigation. Preliminary investigation revealed that at approximately…

GBI seek suspect in Douglas shooting

Release: Douglas, GA (October 17, 2020) – On Saturday, October 17, 2020, GBI agents and Coffee County Sheriff’s Office investigators secured arrest warrants for Kadeem Rashad Williams, 28, of Douglas, for Aggravated Assault, Possession of Firearm…

Suspect sought in Douglas murder of 15-year-old

Release: UPDATE: Douglas, GA (October 7, 2020) – On Wednesday, October 7, 2020, the GBI secured a Felony Murder arrest warrant for Savionte Torek Traylor, 18, of Douglas, GA, in connection to the death of Ja’rique…

Officer hit with his own patrol car by…

Release: GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Douglas County SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 Douglasville, GA (September 29, 2020) - On Monday, September 28, 2020, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was requested by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office…