November 12, 2009
Colorado Balloon Boy Parents Charged In Alleged Hoax
Colorado prosecutors say they’ve filed criminal charges against the parents accused of staging a hoax when they reported their 6-year-old son floated away aboard a helium balloon.
October 21, 2009
Judge Denies Bond For Spelman College Killing Suspect
A judge has denied bond for a 21-year-old man accused of firing a stray bullet that killed a Spelman College student. Devonni Benton faces multiple charges, including murder, in the death of 19-year-old Jasmine Lynn.
September 09, 2009
Edgefield County Woman Arrested for Sex Crimes
An Edgefield County woman has been arrested for sex crimes. Jennifer Kennedy has been arrested and charged with Criminal Sexual Conduct.
August 25, 2009
Appling, GA Man Accused Of Stalking Miley Cyrus Back In Court
A 53-year-old Appling, Georgia man, Mark McLeod, charged with attempting to stalk Miley Cyrus is due back in court on Tybee Island, where the teenage “Hannah Montana” star recently finished filming her latest movie.
Appling, GA Man Accused Of Stalking Miley Cyrus Back In Court
A 53-year-old Appling, Georgia man, Mark McLeod, charged with attempting to stalk Miley Cyrus is due back in court on Tybee Island, where the teenage “Hannah Montana” star recently finished filming her latest movie.
August 19, 2009
Appling, GA Man Appears In Court On Miley Cyrus Stalking Charges
The man accused of stalking Miley Cyrus appeared in Tybee Court, Tuesday afternoon, but the preliminary hearing expected to take place was continued until next week. The state requested the continuance because they want more time to assess the results of a search warrant served on 53-year-old Mark McLeod’s Appling, GA home, several weeks ago.
Appling, GA Man Appears In Court On Miley Cyrus Stalking Charges
The man accused of stalking Miley Cyrus appeared in Tybee Court, Tuesday afternoon, but the preliminary hearing expected to take place was continued until next week. The state requested the continuance because they want more time to assess the results of a search warrant served on 53-year-old Mark McLeod’s Appling, GA home, several weeks ago.
August 13, 2009
WJBF EXCLUSIVE: Man Charged With Shooting North Augusta Public Safety Officer Denied Bond
WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe and Troy Robinson were the only news crew in court when the man who shot a North Augusta Department of Public Safety officer was denied bond on Thursday. Timothy Houston is accused of shooting Officer Kevin Hayes on June 3rd.
August 06, 2009
North Augusta Mom Who Tried To Kill Kids Denied Bond
A North Augusta mother, accused of trying to kill herself and her two children…was denied bond. Melissa Sawyers, 29, is charged with attempting to administer poison with the intent to kill.
July 17, 2009
Man Charged With SC Murder Released On Bond
A North Carolina man who police say confessed to killing an acquaintance then told authorities where they could find the body in South Carolina has been released from jail.
July 16, 2009
Mother Arrested After Leaving Child In McDonald’s Parking Lot
A mother in some serious trouble after leaving her baby in a parking lot. It happened at the McDonald’s, in Evans, over the weekend. WJBF News Channel 6’s Barclay Bishop has more.
June 11, 2009
Burke County Deputy Arrested In Richmond County
According to ‘The True Citizen’ newspaper, a Burke County deputy has been arrested in Richmond County.
June 02, 2009
Judge Denies Bond In Augusta Fatal Stabbings
A judge has denied bond for 52-year-old Joshua Ferguson of Augusta, who is accused of stabbing two men to death.
May 19, 2009
SC Maserati Driver Posts Bond, Released From Jail
A driver charged with murder after crashing his Maserati into a house, killing a South Carolina man watching television, has been released from jail. Jail records show 36-year-old John Ludwig was released from the Greenville County jail Tuesday after posting $30,000, 10 percent of his $300,000 bond.
May 15, 2009
SC Motorist Asking For Bond On Murder Charge
A man accused of murder in a crash that killed a South Carolina man watching television in his home is expected to ask to be released on bond. An attorney for 36-year-old John Ludwig is expected to ask a judge to release the man during a Friday hearing.

