Columbia County Woman Dies After Being Attacked During Home Burglary

Grovetown, GA—Columbia County Sheriff’s Office investigators were back at a home on Hot Springs Drive in Columbia County, Thursday morning. It was the scene of a vicious attack. Authorities say 41-year-old Laverne Parsons was beaten after she interrupted a buglary, Wednesday morning. The attack happened in her garage, in the Orchard Hill subdivision.

Parsons died Thursday, at the Medical College of Georgia.

Captain Steve Morris, Columbia County Sheriff’s Office: “We have some leads we’re following. We have our suspicions, but quite frankly, we need some help. We’re nowhere near closure in this case, we know that there’s at least one person, possibly more, that know something about this case, and we need a phone call.“

Wednesday, investigators canvassed the neighborhood and talked to neighbors, hoping they saw something out of the ordinary.

The home’s back door was forced open, and investigators say the home next door was also burglarized.

They have not determined what, if anything, was taken from either home, but Captain Morris says they have solid evidence linking both burglaries…

Captain Morris: “This whole incident is unusual, not only for this neighborhood, but for Columbia County, in general, but having said that, we’ve had those same conversations. It is unusual. In most cases, it seems burglaries that are interrupted…the suspects flee on foot. They do not want confrontation.“

Captain Morris says family members and neighbors will be questioned. He says all leads will be followed…and a command station set up at the home will remain there for at least a few more days.

WJBF News channel 6 will continue to monitor developments in this case. We will provide more information as it becomes available.