Arrests in Aiken County over past few days has included a woman charged in big heist, S.C. Highway Patrol busts “chop shop” operation, several arrested on drug trafficking charges, man gets scuffed up fighting with North Augusta police, and Augusta, GA man allegedly had child in the car while fleeing police while drunk

South Eastern Social Justice Breaking News Bulletin – 12-19-17 – 11:22 a.m. ET

Fleeing cops while drunk with kid in car, fighting with police, a $10,000 plus heist in North Augusta, drugs and more drugs, elderly man jailed in domestic violence case, and huge “chop shop” busted by the South Carolina Highway Patrol

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By Greg Peterson
South Eastern Social Justice Breaking News
Co-Owner, News Director
906-273-2433

Major $10,000 plus grand larceny charge filed against North Augusta woman – but who got ripped off

A North Augusta woman has been arrested and jailed for an alleged big heist.
30-year-old Jennifer Owens was arrested by North Augusta Department of Public Safety at 3 a.m. this morning, Tues., Dec. 19, 2017
Owens is charged with grand larceny value $10,000 or more

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Aiken County teen held on 8 major drugs charges involving the distribution of methamphetamine including several enhanced charges for allegedly dealing near a school

17-year old Denzell Jackson of New Ellenton, SC was arrested about 11 a.m. Sunday morning, Dec. 17, 2017
Charges:
Drugs/trafficking in methamphetamine or cocaine base -100 grams or more
Drugs/trafficking methamphetamine > 100 grams w/in 1/2 mile of school
Drugs/ possession with intent to distribute (PWID) schedule II controlled substance
Drugs/ PWID schedule IV controlled substance
Drugs/PWID schedule IV controlled substance w/in mile of school
Drugs/ PWID schedule IV controlled substance
Drugs/ PWID schedule IV controlled substance w/in 1/2 mile of a school
Drugs/ PWID schedule II controlled substance w/in 1/2 mile of a school

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South Carolina Highway Patrol busts major “chop shop” operation out of towing business

41-year-old David Quarles of Windsor, SC was arrested about 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017
Charges:
Improper towing
Driving under suspension 3rd
Chop shop, unlawfully own, operate, conduct, or to transport
Chop shop, unlawfully own, operate, conduct, or to transport
A breach of trust with fraudulent intent value $2000 or less

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Trafficking and Traffic charges

24 -year-old Markale Simpkins of Aiken, SC was arrested Saturday night on numerous traffic charges and meth/cocaine trafficking charges
Offenses:
Giving false info to public safety officer
Driving under suspension 2nd
Failure to yield
Drugs/trafficking in meth, or cocaine base-10 grams or more
Plus a hold for Columbia County Sheriff’s Department in Appling, GA.

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Augusta, GA man busted for drunk driving and fleeing from police allegedly with his child in the vehicle

30-year-old Jack Maddox of Augusta, GA was arrested Sunday night and booked into the Aiken County Detention Center
Charges:
Failure to stop for blue lights
Child/child endangerment, commit certain vehicular offenses
Driving under influence alcohol/substance 2nd
Failure to pay

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Elderly man charged in domestic attack

64-year-old Willie Scurry, Jr. of Pelion, SC was arrested Monday evening around 5:20 p.m.
Charge:
3rd degree domestic violence

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Beech Island man busted for allegedly dealing pot including allegedly selling marijuana near a school

21-year-old Dominique Beal of Beech Island, SC was arrested about 9 p.m. Monday by the North Augusta Department of Public Safety.
Charges:
Hold for North Augusta Department of Public Safety
Possession with intent to distribute (PWID) marijuana within proximity to school or park
PWID marijuana

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It’s not nice to fight the cops – and get hurt

 

26-year-old Quarrentin Schoultz of Jackson, SC was busted about 7 p.m. Monday for allegedly fighting with police while drunk
Charges:
Hold for South Carolina Parole and Probation Services
Open container, beer/wine
Resisting arrest

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The spouse of a Fort Gordon Soldier has been arrested by the feds for allegedly punching the wife of another soldier in the face during a bizarre argument involving kids and dogs – and a Fort Gordon soldier faces up to a year in federal prison if convicted of two counts of drunken driving

South Eastern Social Justice Breaking News Bulletin – 12-16-17 11:11 a.m. ET

The feds this week charged a Fort Gordon soldier with two counts drunken driving and charged the spouse of a soldier with punching another soldier’s wife in a crazy incident in November 2016

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By Greg Peterson
South Eastern Social Justice Breaking News
Co-owner, News Director
906-273-2433

The spouse of a Fort Gordon soldier and a soldier were charged in federal court this week in separate misdemeanor cases.

Daymon Hall is charged with two counts of “DUI on a military reservation,” according to a criminal information complaint, a charging tool used by the feds.

30-year-old Tapria Russell is charged with simple assault, according to her criminal information complaint.

Federal prosecutors have one of their own working at Fort Gordon.

Federal Prosecutor on Base: Special Assistant United States Attorney Candace R. Cunningham, Office of the Staff Judge Advocate at Fort Gordon

The charges against both soldiers were filed in Augusta federal courthouse on Wed., Dec. 13, 2017.

The prosecutor in both cases is Special Assistant United States Attorney Candace R. Cunningham, Office of the Staff Judge Advocate at Fort Gordon, GA.

Spouse of Fort Gordon soldier charged with assault; soldier charged with DUI in another case

 

Soldier’s wife Ashley Taylor – who was the victim of an attack on Base

The spouse of a soldier, Russell is accused of assaulting 29-year-old Ashley Taylor – the spouse of another soldier – “by hitting her in the face with her hand,” on Nov. 16, 2016 at Fort Gordon, the federal information states.
Taylor was 28 at the time of the attack.

Taylor says there had been a problem with people not picking up after their dogs in the neighborhood. Taylor spotted the Russell’s son with the family dog and offered him a baggie.

“After the dog did it’s business .. (Taylor noticed) he had a large leaf in his hand.”

“Trying to be a good neighbor, I offered him a baggy,” Taylor told S.E. Social Justice Breaking News this morning.

“He said ‘no’. I offered again and pointed out community guidelines. He said no again and became aggressive.”

A short time later, Russell and her solder spouse allegedly showed up at Taylor’s door in a furor.

“She was aggressively angry, yelled at me for talking to her son. And I panicked. My children were on the other side of our screen door watching.”

The three adults had never met before and Taylor repeatedly asked the Russells to leave.

“She threatened me repeatedly and in an effort to calm everyone down, I literally sat on the ground and asked her to sit and talk with me,” Taylor recounted.

“She refused (and) continued to threaten me,” Taylor said.

Soldier’s wife Ashley Taylor – who was the victim of an attack on Base

“Ultimately (Tapria Russell) punched me in the face on my right side,” Taylor said of the attack that left her confused by its allegedly aggressive nature. “My glasses flew across the carport and broke.”

That’s when the Russells left and Taylor called Fort Gordon Military Police.
“Her spouse grabbed her and they took off running. I finally felt it was safe enough to turn around, ran inside, and called the MPs.”

Taylor was concerned the case would never be prosecuted – and at one point – as MPs were trying to get to the bottom of the incident – Taylor felt like a suspect.

“I made a report, took pictures, and was threatened by the MPs with assault, even though I never laid a finger on anyone,” Taylor said.

Taylor is pleased the case will finally go to court.

If convicted, Russell faces up to six months in federal prison plus a maximum $5,000 fine.

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Both charges against Hall involve alleged drunken driving on June 24, 2917 on base for “unlawfully driving a moving vehicle” after allegedly drinking too much alcohol, the information states.
If convicted, Hall faces no more than 12 months in federal prison on each of the two counts plus a maximum of $2,000 in fines, and 40 days community service and the completion of a DUI alcohol use risk reduction course.

Wife of Fort Gordon soldier charged with assault; soldier charged with DUI in another case

North Augusta McDonald’s restaurant armed robbery this morning is second pre-dawn stickup in two days of an all night business – manhunt underway

South Eastern Social Justice Breaking News Bulletin – 12-16-17 6:55 a.m. ET

Saturday Seconds: Second predawn stickup at North Augusta all-night business

By Greg Peterson
South Eastern Social Justice Breaking News
Co-owner, News Director
906-273-2433

For the second night in a row, North Augusta Police are investigating the pre-dawn armed robbery of an all-night business.
The suspect fled on foot across the parking lot after a stickup at the McDonald’s at 1831 Georgia Ave. in North Augusta.

The second armed robbery was reported at about 6:15 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017 at the popular fast food restaurant.

The suspect is described as a black male, about 6 foot, 2 inches tall, wearing a camouflage jacket, and a half-face neoprene mask.

The suspect this morning was also wearing leather hand gloves and was armed with a handgun.

The masked bandit was last seen running toward the SCE&G offices.

Meanwhile, a North Augusta gas station/convenience store was robbed yesterday morning before sunrise.

At about 4:30 a.m. on Fri, Dec. 15, 2017, two suspects with handguns held up the Shell Gas station/Circle K at 10308 Atomic Rd, in North Augusta.

Police used blood hounds to try and find the two suspects armed suspects described as two black males with masks
Witnesses say they fled on foot.

The clerk did not know the direction of travel because they made her lay on the floor

“She is panicking,” one officer reported about the very scared clerk.

Witnesses said they fled on foot, not vehicle – and ran through the parking lot of the BBQ Barn.

North Augusta Police used bloodhound search dogs in the area of Atomic Road and Old Edgefield Road, and a nearby wooded area.

https://southeasternsocialjusticebreakingnews.wordpress.com/2017/12/15/blood-hounds-deployed-in-early-morning-stick-up-at-north-augusta-sc-gas-station-convenience-store

Blood hounds deployed in early morning stick up at North Augusta, SC gas station convenience store

South Eastern Social Justice Breaking News Bulletin – 12-15-17 5 a.m. ET

Early morning stickup has police out with bloodhounds; and terrified the clerk of a North Augusta, SC  gas station convenience store

By Greg Peterson
South Eastern Social Justice Breaking News
Co-owner, News Director
906-273-2433

The North Augusta, SC holdup happened about 4:30 a.m. on Fri, Dec.15, 2017.

The robbery happened at the Shell Gas station/Circle K at 10308 Atomic Rd, in North Augusta, SC.
Two suspects armed suspects
Two armed black males with masks
Not clear if they fled in a car, but witnesses say they fled on foot.
The clerk did not know the direction of travel because they made her lay on the floor
‘She is panicking”
Witnesses said they fled on foot, not vehicle – and ran through the parking lot of the BBQ Barn
North Augusta Police are using blood hound search dogs in the area of Atomic Road and Old Edgefield Road, and a nearby wooded area.

Federal Counterfeiting Indictment in Augusta, GA: Thousands in alleged fake money could duplicate into a 20-year federal sentence for an accused Augusta counterfeiter who impacted the lives of numerous CSRA shop owners and small businesses

South Eastern Social Justice Breaking News Bulletin – 12-8-17 1:46 p.m.

The feds reach out an nab an alleged counterfeiter cops say has been terrorizing shop owners in Richmond and Columbia counties

Fake $ Probe triggered by last year’s arrest of Terrance DeMarkus DeVoe when law enforcement in both counties raised the flag

By Greg Peterson
South Eastern Social Justice Breaking News
Co-owner, News Director
906-273-2433

(Augusta, GA) – An Augusta area man – who has a long arrest records including for allegedly passing fake money – has been indicted by a grand jury in Augusta, GA on two federal counterfeiting charges involving the alleged making and distributing of thousands of dollars in phony cash across Richmond and County counties.

26-year-old Terrance DeMarkus DeVoe – who has been arrested in Aiken, Richmond and Columbia counties over the past 5 years – is named in the felony indictment handed down Wed., Dec. 6, 2017 by a federal grand jury sitting in Augusta, Georgia.

The indictment was just made public on the federal court doc site – often indictments are not announced until a suspect is in custody.  The notes in the indictment include $50, $20, $10, $5 bills. Scroll down to read the indictment we posted.

Devoe is charged with passing counterfeit reserve notes and manufacturing counterfeit reserve notes. If convicted, Devoe faces up to 20 years on each count in a federal prison, and the feds do not have parole.

The Richmond County charges are believed to connected to the alleged use of fake $5, $10 and $20 bills totaling $200 in Sept. 2016 to purchase of an Xbox from a man in who was selling the game system on Craig’s List. The victim met with Devoe and an unidentified woman at the Walmart parking lot on Bobby Jones Expressway in an exchange that went quickly due to rain.

The victim was shocked and mortified when he tried to spend that fake cash at the Christmas Tree Shops and the cashier passed along the bad news.

He is also charged with making and distributing bogus bills in Columbia County.

The federal prosecutors in the case are:

U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia Bobby L. Christine
Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian T. Rafferty, criminal division chief
Assistant U.S. Attorney Patricia Green Rhodes, lead counsel and deputy chief at criminal division
Assistant U.S. Attorney R. Brian Tanner, chief appellate division

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A quick glance at Devoe’s record includes numerous arrests in past five years:

Police agencies in Aiken County, SC:

2014: first degree assault and battery first degree, third offense driving under suspension, failing to stop for law enforcement, defective break light and windshield, defective brake lights.

2012: Driving with suspended license, open beer, first offense shoplifting

Richmond County:

2012: Richmond County Grand Jury indictments: Felony second-degree burglary and attempted fleeing and eluding police plus numerous misdemeanor traffic-related charges including no insurance, hit and run, and reckless driving

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WRDW TV-12 story on Xbox counterfeit case
http://www.wrdw.com/content/news/Suspect-taken-into-custody-accused-of-paying-man-counterfeit-dollars-for-Xbox-392440581.html

 

URGENT Child found this morning after Abduction Stabbing: Violent child abductors may pass through the Aiken/Augusta area: Stabbing occurred during the child kidnapping in Pickens County, SC

Update 12-6-17 5:10 a.m. ET:

The child was located this morning and is now safe.

The suspects remain at large

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One stabbed, three-year-old kidnapped in Liberty, SC

Child Kidnap suspect Stephanie Hopkins

Suspects, victim may pass through Aiken/Augusta area – really the entire CSRA

By Greg Peterson
South Eastern Social Justice Breaking News
Co-owner, News Director
906-273-2433

(Liberty, SC) – A multi-state search is underway tonight for a pair of alleged child kidnappers armed with a gun and knife in an incident that left one person stabbed in Pickens County, SC.

Aiken County 911 put out the BOLO because the suspect are believed to be headed to Georgia and could pass through the CSRA. The suspects are believed headed to Georgia.

Suspects are armed with a gun and a knife. One person was stabbed during the abduction, and male suspect allegedly fired gun.

The suspects are believed driving:

2001 White Ford Focus

South Carolina Tags: 9277 KP

The child abduction suspects are both from Liberty, SC:

53-year-old Keith G. Trotter

38-year-old Stephanie Lynn Hopkins

We are withholding the name of the little three-year-old child.

Child Kidnap suspect Stephanie Hopkins

The suspects allegedly kidnapped a three-year-old child in Liberty, SC.

Officials say the suspects fired a gun during the abduction and one person was stabbed.

Aiken County investigators today have busted a 63-year-old man on over 20 felonies involving sexual crimes against child

URGENT URGENT – South Eastern Social Justice Breaking News Bulletin 11-20-17 3 p.m. ET

A 63-year-old Aiken, SC man today was charged with over 20 felonies involving sexual crimes against a child

By Greg Peterson
South Eastern Social Justice Breaking News
News Director/Co-Owner
906-273-2433

(Aiken County, SC) – An Aiken man was arrested late this morning on numerous felonies involving alleged sexual conduct with children.

63-year-old David Boyd of Aiken, South Carolina faces over 200 years in prison if convicted on all the felony charges filed today, Mon., Nov. 20, 2017 after an investigation by the Aiken County Sheriff’s Department and others.

Boyd remains held without bond in the Aiken County Detention Center. Details of the investigation has not been released.

These are the charges:

• 10 felony counts of sex/criminal sexual conduct with a minor, or attempt
• 10 felony counts of sex/criminal sexual conduct with minor, 3rd degree
• 1 felony count of 1st degree harassment
• 1 felony count of violation or restraining order issued in magistrate
• 1 felony count of minor/contributing to the delinquency of a minor

Augusta man shot by cops is off to federal prison – again: Originally was one of over 100 Augusta area residents busted in 2012 undercover probe dubbed “Operation Smoke Screen”

S.E. Social Justice Breaking News – Augusta man shot by cops is off to federal prison – again.

11-17-17 12:45 p.m. ET

Off to a place he left this summer – federal prison

By Greg Peterson
S.E. Social Justice Breaking News
News Director/Co-owner
1-906-273-2433

(Augusta, GA) – An Augusta man who was shot over seven years ago by a Richmond County Sherrif’s Department Deputy is off to federal prison again for violating terms of supervised federal release in a case that began just over five years ago.

Now 31 years old – Diriuss Antonio Redd – was indicted in Feb. 8, 2012 one one count of felon in possession of a firearm by a federal grand jury sitting in Augusta. He was one of over 100 people busted in the Augusta area on state and federal charges during a seven-month joint undercover operation by the RCSD and other agencies including the feds. “Operation Smoke Screen.”

Scroll down to read a press release from federal prosecutors on that operation.

Redd apparently had just been released from federal prison in July 2017 when he was arrested in Nov. 2017 on a supervised release violation.

The indictment stated on October 25, 2011, in Richmond County Redd did “knowingly” possessed a Norinco, Model SKS, 7.62 x 39 caliber rifle. This after having been convicted on June 11, 2004 of forgery-first degree in Richmond County Superior Court.

He was sentenced to five years in prison in July 2012 after pleading guilty to the firearms charge.

However, on Tues., Nov. 14, 2017 Redd was sentenced to 14 months in federal prison for violating probation on several occasions while on supervised release including failing a drug test and not paying fines.

He was sentenced in 2012 and this week by U.S. District Court Judge J. Randal Hall, chief judge of the South District of Georgia.

 

In 2010, Redd made the Augusta area news when he was shot by a cop while trying to take the officer’s gun.

Richmond County Sheriff’s Deputy Jo Martin shot Redd – then 24 years old – in the groin on April 27, 2010 after he struggled with the officer during his arrest at Augusta Estates mobile home park on Milledgeville Road. Deputy Martin was cleared in the shooting as she was attempting to arrest Redd on outstanding warrants including a felony aggravated stalking charge – when a struggled ensued.

Martin attempted the arrest after responding to the mobile home park about a break-in at a woman’s trailer – and that’s when he spotted Redd.

Redd was wanted on the aggravated stalking charge after his children’s grandmother said he tried to break into a car and was in violation of a court order.

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News coverage:
http://www.wrdw.com/home/headlines/Richmond_Countys_Operation_Smoke_Screen_rounds_up_500K_in_expected_stolen_merchandise_suspects_140742813.html

U.S. Justice Dept. Feb. 2012 News Release:
24 Defendants Charged with Gun Offenses After Undercover Investigation

U.S. Department of Justice
United States Attorney
Southern District of Georgia
The United States Department of Justice – Southern District of Georgia U.S. Attorneys Office
For Immediate Release
February 28, 2012
Edward J. Tarver, United States Attorney
Contact: James D. Durham
(912) 201-2547
james.durham@usdoj.gov

24 Defendants Charged with Gun Offenses After Undercover Investigation

Undercover RCSO officer purchased and seized over 64 firearms during “Operation Smoke Screen”

AUGUSTA, GA – 15 federal indictments, unsealed today in federal court, have charged 24 defendants with federal firearms offenses. An additional 85 defendants were charged by the Augusta Division’s District Attorney’s Office on state burglary, theft, firearm and drug charges. The federal and state indictments follow a 7-month undercover investigation in the Augusta area dubbed “Operation Smoke Screen.”

The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO), and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) initiated Operation Smoke Screen in August of 2011. As a result of this undercover operation, RCSO seized an estimated $500,000 in property and identified suspects in 104 burglaries, 12 car break-ins and 16 thefts. While guns were not the focus of the investigation, 64 firearms were recovered; many from convicted felons or individuals dealing in firearms without a license. A number of the guns seized during the undercover operation were reported stolen.

United States Attorney Edward J. Tarver stated, “Operation Smoke Screen is a great example of the successes that can be accomplished through the collaborative efforts of federal and local law enforcement agencies working together to protect the public. This operation serves as notice to the criminal element that if you traffic in stolen guns and other stolen items, law enforcement is watching and you will be prosecuted.”

“The right of citizens to feel safe in their homes is a basic freedom that we feel is worth protecting. The suspects that were targeted during this investigation were alleged to be involved in victimizing citizens of this community and putting guns into the hands of the criminal element,” said Special Agent in Charge Scott Sweetow, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Atlanta Field Division. “ATF actively partners with federal, state and local law enforcement agencies to stem firearms-related violent crime. We applaud the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office for initiating this multi-faceted investigation aimed at seizing stolen property to include dozens of stolen firearms.”

Following numerous arrests today, initial appearances for several of the federally indicted defendants were held in United States District Court, Augusta, Georgia. The arrests today were undertaken by the RCSO, the United States Marshal Service, the Georgia State Patrol Aviation Division and the ATF RAGE Unit, which consists of members from the ATF, the North Augusta Department of Public Safety, the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office and the Aiken Department of Public Safety. A listing of the 24 defendants recently indicted on federal charges is attached.

Mr. Tarver stressed that an indictment is only an accusation and is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are entitled to a fair trial, during which it will be the Government’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

Assistant United States Attorneys Lamont A. Belk and Nancy C. Greenwood are prosecuting the federal cases for the United States. For additional information, please contact First Assistant United States Attorney James D. Durham at (912) 201-2547.

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Operation Smoke Screen

Federal Defendants Charged

Each of the defendants listed below is from Augusta, Georgia unless otherwise noted:

Dewayne H. Anderson, 45, North Augusta, SC

Charles Maurice Andrews, 19

Derrian R. Brown, 24

Leroy Bunyon, 30

Rodriguez Marquis Bunyon, 32

Twain J. Frails, 22, Hephzibah, GA

Craig Maurice Hambrick, 25

Miguel A. Heredia, 23

Mercedes S. Hyman, 21

Robert L. Johnson, 28, Hephzibah, GA

Jerry Mazone, 31, North Augusta, SC

Curtis A. President, 22

Angelo G. Pringle, 20

Diriuss A. Redd, 26

Danson R. Sheppard, 21

Lemuel Fernandez Smith, 32

Dakabein Ahrand Swint, 20

Amid A. Truitt, 23

Lavinski Vaughn, 24

Grady L. West, 26

Akeem Wiggins, 20

Derrick Demone Williams, 41

Jamal Hakim Wright, 26

Child Pornographers of the Aiken-Augusta Area: An Aiken Judge Gives a Slap on the Wrist to a Aiken Man arrested with child Pornography – Plus New Busts Not Reported by Media

S.E. Social Justice Breaking News Bulletin – A judge slaps the wrist of man who possessed child pornography.
Plus Columbia County, Aiken County and Augusta Augusta area child pornography busts – most of which have not been reported by local media

Read about all these cases below:

S.E. Social Justice Breaking News Bulletin – Augusta area child pornography case results in man getting only 90 days in jail – something smells in Denmark

11-14-17 6:45 a.m.

Does anybody care that a slap on the wrist was given to an Augusta area man charged in a child pornography case?

This guy is back out on the streets: Second Judicial Circuit Judge Doyet A. Early III gives slap on wrist and media was duped into reporting 7 years

Aiken Judge gives possessor of child pornographer slap on write – 90 days in jail – and he’s already out on the streets !!!!

Three child pornography busts in Aiken Augusta area – Update on the others facing child pornography related charges so far in 2017

Another child porno trial starts in early December – a case not reported by Augusta area media

By Greg Peterson
South Eastern Social Justice Breaking News
News Director/Co-Owner
906-273-2433

Three child pornography busts in Aiken Augusta area – Update on the others facing child pornography related charges so far in 2017

(Central Savannah River Area GA/SC) – Three recent child pornography related busts continue to show the extent of the depravity men who prey on children in Aiken, Edgefield, Richmond and Columbia counties.

Christopher Seigler

35-year-old Christopher Clark Seigler of Aiken, SC was sentenced May 23, 2017 to 90 days in jail after pleading guilty to possessing child pornography.

Instead of the 90-day slap on the wrist, Seigler could have received 10 years in state prison – and officials truly down played this sentencing in the media. It seems some were duped.
He can thank Second Judicial Circuit Judge Doyet A. Early III of Bamburg, SC

He pleaded guilty to one count of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, according to court records. Four other counts were dismissed.

Second Judicial Circuit Judge Doyet A. Early III sentenced Seigler to seven years suspended to 90 days active, followed by five years probation, records show.

That means he was out in 90 days.

After prison, he registered as a sex offender.

Seigler’s defense attorney was Brian Katonak.

The South Carolina Attorney General’s Office prosecuted Seigler.

Seigler was arrested on Aug. 4, 2015 after he sent a child pornography related file two months earlier to Aiken County Sheriff’s Office investigator

Child pornography and file sharing software were found on an electronic device seized from Seigler’s home.

http://scor.sled.sc.gov/OffenderDetails.aspx?Display=Main&Id=2302131

Third degree sexual exploitation of a minor defined; penalties

Offense Description

(a) an individual commits the offense of third degree sexual exploitation of a minor if, knowing the character or content of the material, he possesses material that contains a visual representation of a minor engaging in sexual activity

(b) in a prosecution pursuant to this section, the trier of fact may infer that a participant in sexual activity depicted as a minor through its title, text, visual representation, or otherwise is a minor.

(c) a person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than ten years.

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These are just some of the child pornography busts in past year in the CSRA, although figures are not available for all 13 counties.

Two of the recent cases, not reported by local media, are in Columbia County and Richmond counties – and there was a third last week in Aiken County.

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Sean Antone Grace

U.S. Army soldier 43-year-old Sean Antone Grace of 20 Rosland Court in Augusta, GA was busted by special agents of the from the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command.
Grace was also station at Fort Hood, TX and Fort Huachuca, AZ – and a past address in Woodbridge, New Jersey.

Grace was indicted Oct. 4, 2017 on charges of production of child pornography for allegedly enticing or coercing a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct – that was allegedly distributed.
Grace allegedly committed the crime on July 17, 2017 in Richmond County, according to a Sept. 26, 2017 criminal complaint.

Details of the criminal complaint have been restricted by the court, indicative of an ongoing investigation. Grace remains in jail pending trial.
In fact, Grace is not eligible for pretrial release because of pending state of Georgia charges, according to a federal detention order that was filed in Augusta federal court on Oct. 27, 2017.
If convicted Grace faces a maximum of 30 years in federal prison – with a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years.
U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command Special Agent.

U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command

http://www.cid.army.mil

The Most Wanted at Fort Gordon and Elsewhere

http://www.cid.army.mil/wanted-by-cid.html#10thCID units by state – U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command

http://www.cid.army.mil/units-by-state.html

http://www.cid.army.mil/3rd.html

The case is being handled by U.S. Magistrate Judge Brian K. Epps in Augusta pending trial
Pretrial motions are due Nov. 28, 2017 – and no trial date is set.
Those prosecuting the case are:
Grace’s defense attorney is Jerome J. Froelich, Jr. of Atlanta.

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John Michael Shields

With a Dec. 4, 2017 trial date looming, John Michael Shields of 208 Foxfield Dr. in Evans, GA is accused of possessing child pornography on March 30, 2017 “and times prior” in Columbia County, according to a Oct.4, 2017 indictment by a federal grand jury sitting in Augusta.

Shields, in his 20s, allegedly possessed images “that involved a prepubescent minor, a minor that had not attained twelve (12) years in age, engaged in sexually explicit conduct,” the indictment states.

If convicted he faces 20 years in federal prison

A forfeiture portion of the indictment demands that Shields turn over any profits, all images (video, still etc) and provide all information on those with whom he dealt – and all involved electronics like computers, laptops.
Shields pleaded not guilty in Augusta on Oct. 11, 2017.
His bond is set at $20,000 with $1,000 secured case.

The above federal cases (Grace, Shields) are being prosecuted by:

U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia R. Brian Tanner
Asst. U.S. Attorney C. Troy Clark, lead counsel
Asst. U.S. Attorney Brian T. Rafferty, chief of the criminal division
Asst. U.S. Attorney Patricia G. Rhodes, deputy chief of the criminal division

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Mark Allen Sanders

Meanwhile on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2017, 69-year-old Mark Allen Sanders of Aiken County was charged with 30 crimes involving an ongoing probe into the possession and distribution of child pornography – and the maximum sentence if convicted is 300 years in prison.
Sanders was busted on 10 felony counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor and 20 felony counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor,
He faces a maximum of 10 years in prison on every count.
The charges were announced Friday by South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson.
Wilson said Sanders was arrested by the South Carolina Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office.
Sanders distributed and possessed numerous child pornography images (video, stills), according to Wilson’s news release. The S.C. Attorney General’s Office will prosecute the case.

South Carolina Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force

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http://www.scag.gov/media-center

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Here is update on some of the other child pornography related arrests over the past year:

David Omar Urizar

21-year-old David Omar Urizar of Aiken, SC was arrested in late August 2017 on numerous charges including one count of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor and five counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor for allegedly distributing and possessing files of child pornography.
If convicted Urizar faces a maximum of 60 years in prison.
He was arrested on August 29, 2017 by the Aiken County Sheriff’s Department and S.C. Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigators with the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office
He is being held at the Aiken County detention center.
The case will be prosecuted by the S.C. Attorney General’s Office.

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Jason Arlis Johnson

38-year-old Jason Arlis Johnson of North Augusta, SC faces state and federal charges involving multiple counts of child molestation in Columbia County, GA involving a once-missing teen victim who was found because of an Amber Alert.
Johnson was indicted in federal court in Augusta on a one felony count of transportation of a minor with the intent to engage in criminal sexual acts. The maximum sentence for that crime is life in prison. Johnson allegedly committed illegal sex acts and produced child pornography in Columbia County between Aug. 16 and Dec. 10, 2016, the federal indictment states.
Johnson and a 15-year-old girl, were found in Sevierville, TN in December 2016 after a nationwide Amber Alert was issued for the victim.

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Martin William Duncan

62-year-old Martin William Duncan Sr. of Warrenville, SC was arrested in March 2017 on two counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor and 10 counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor – for allegedly distributing child pornography on the internet.
The charges carry a maximum of 120 years in prison.
Duncan was busted by the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office and the S.C. Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and the S.C. Attorney General’s Office investigators.

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Derrick Donchez

34-year-old Derrick Jonathon Donchez of North Augusta, SC was arrested in August 2016 on 12 felony counts of sexual exploitation of minors for allegedly distributing child porn through a file-sharing network, according to the S.C. Attorney General’s Office.
If convicted, Donchez faces a maximum of 120 years in prison – each of the 12 charges carries 10 years.
Assisting in the probe are the Aiken County Sheriff’s Department and the Aiken Department of Public Safety.

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Aiken-Augusta Area Traffic Advisory

S.E. Social Justice Breaking News Bulletin and Traffic Advisory – 12-5-17 2:45 a.m. ET

(Aiken County, SC) – Numerous law enforcement and emergency personnel are responding to a serious accident on Interstate 20 in Aiken County, SC.

Entrapment and a rollover have been reported in this serious accident.

Its not clear how many vehicles are involved.

The crash was reported at 2:30 a.m. ET today, Dec. 5, 2014.

The wreck is reported in and along the westbound lanes at about the 11 milemarker.

Among those responding are firefighters, the S.C. Highway Patrol, the Aiken County Sheriff’s department and others.

 

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Severe accident reported in Aiken County, SC. 12-3-17 8:27 a.m.

Rollover, into pole, entrapment

The accident is reported on Festival Trail near Poole Rd/Railroad Ave. in Wagner, SC.

There is entrapment. The vehicle rolled and hit a power pole.

The Aiken County Sheriff’s Department, S.C. Highway Patrol, Wagner Volunteer Fire Department and the Salley Volunteer Fire Department have been called to the scene due to a power pole was struck and lines are on the ground.

Those SCE&G power lines are sparking and have caught the grass on fire.

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S.E. Social Justice Breaking News Bulletin and traffic advisory – 11-22-17 6:10 a.m. ET

Serious accident reported in Aiken County, SC – entrapment and injuries

Rollover accident with entrapment and injuries

Old Sudlow Lake Road near Richland Rd.

Numerous emergency officials are responding

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11-17-18 2:15 a.m. ET

Firefighters are battling a fire in Aiken – traffic will be tied up in that area as hoses are laid.

Fire Reported at 2907 Catawba Street for a fully engulfed shed fire located behind the home.

Located behind The Jewelers Loupe at 1304 Richland Ave. West in Aiken, SC 29801

Officials will investigate the cause.

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South Eastern Social Justice Breaking News Traffic Advisory:

11-13-17 3:30 a.m. ET

Two bad accidents on same block of  Old Waynesboro Rd. in south Augusta, GA.

Avoid the area for at least an hour or two.

One wreck is located at 4500 Old Waynesboro Rd.

The other at 4532 Old Waynesboro Rd.near the Hephzibah-McBean Rd.

Fire, paramedics and law enforcement are on scene of both.

URGENT – BAD ACCIDENT IN EAST AUGUSTA AT STATE LINE

South Eastern Social Justice Breaking News traffic advisory

11-12-17 8:56 p.m.

South Carolina and Georgia law enforcement are rushing to the Sand Bar Ferry Road bridge between the two states. One of the injuries is a child.

https://southeasternsocialjusticebreakingnews.wordpress.com/2017/11/08/aiken-augusta-area-traffic-advisory

Reports of a flipped pickup truck – and possible entrapment.
Expecting long delays on that bridge for a while.
Its not clear whose side of the line the wreck is on.

First reports are the child has back pain.

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11-12-17 11:50 a.m.

A car has run into a home in Aiken County, SC. No word on injuries.

Emergency officials are heading to Clearwater, SC for a car that has hit a house near the intersection of Townsend and Clearwater streets.

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South Eastern Social Justice Breaking News traffic advisory

11-10-17 12:05

A major and possibly deadly high speed chase is underway in the Aiken and Edgefield county areas (Mountain Zion last cross seat – Edgefield wants chase stopped).
A car is being chased at over 100 MPH on U.S. Highway 25 northbound – has been going on for about ten minutes.

Suspect wanted on traffic and drug charges.

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South Eastern Social Justice Breaking News traffic advisory – plus stabbing and Mustang theft lookout:

11-9-17 11:06 p.m. ET

Bad accident on Walton Way in Augusta.

Emergency officials are at the scene of the crash on Walton Way at St Sebastian Way

Also – officials investigating a stabbing after man shows up at ER with two stab wounds.

Plus stolen car lookout:

Richmond County Officials in Augusta 1996 Ford Mustang GA Tag RIN 3300

Tinted windows except passengers side. Key was left in car

South Eastern Social Justice Breaking News traffic advisory:

11-8-17 7 p.m. ET

Serious two-vehicle accident reported in Aiken County, SC on I-20.

For details click on this link

https://southeasternsocialjusticebreakingnews.wordpress.com/2017/11/08/aiken-augusta-area-traffic-advisory

Emergency officials are on the scene of an accident on Interstate 20 in Aiken County, SC.

The wreck is reported approx at the 23 miler marker westbound

Among those assisting on the scene are the South Carolina Highway Patrol, EMDS and the Aiken County Sheriff’s Department

One of the vehicles reportedly has run into the woods.

Entrapment was reported