What Camden County voters will see on the May primary ballot
While the race for president is getting much of the attention in the 2024 election cycle, Georgia voters will also be electing officials for local, state, and federal office this year. Some of those races will be on the ballot for the stateโs primary on May 21.
Georgia Primary 2024: Whatโs on your ballot?
While the race for president is getting much of the attention in the 2024 election cycle, Georgia voters will also be electing officials for local, state, and federal office this year. Some of those races will be on the ballot for the stateโs primary on May 21.
Leonard Cureโs family to file $16M lawsuit against Camden Sheriffโs Office, deputy involved in fatal shooting
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is conducting an investigation into the shooting of Leonard Cure, who spent more than 16 years in prison in Florida before being exonerated in a 2003 robbery.
Would you use an app to talk to police after you get pulled over?
Traffic stops are the most common police interactions in the United States, but they can also be among the most dangerous, with risks for both law enforcement officers and civilians. A recent incident in Camden County, where a traffic stop escalated into a deadly shooting, has raised questions about the need for a safer approach to traffic stops. Civil rights activists are now pondering whether a different approach at the beginning of such stops could prevent such tragic outcomes.
VIDEO: GBI investigating 2022 traffic stop arrest involving deputy who shot exonerated Florida man
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is looking into a 2022 traffic stop that involves the same deputy who earlier this month shot and killed a former exonerated Florida man who deputies said was resisting arrest after he was pulled over and accused of speeding and reckless driving.
Georgia deputy who shot exonerated Florida man was fired in 2017 for using unnecessary force during traffic stop
The Camden County Sheriffโs Office deputy who shot and killed an exonerated Florida man during a struggle following a traffic stop on Interstate 95 was fired from the Kingsland Police Department in 2017 after violating the agencyโs use of force policy during a traffic stop.
Retired JSO officer says Camden County deputy could have handled traffic stop differently to produce another outcome
A retired officer with the Jacksonville Sheriffโs Office is weighing in on a deadly encounter between a 53-year-old man being pulled over for reckless driving and a Camden County sergeant.
What do deputies see when they pull you over? Former police supervisor answers big questions
As the Monday morning traffic stop death of Leonard Cure, 53, in Camden County remains under investigation, News4JAX is looking at what happens during a traffic stop, what officers and deputies know when they pull behind someone, and what can be done to minimize danger on both sides.
Dash cam video shows deadly encounter between Camden County Sheriffโs Office deputy, exonerated man during traffic stop
A Black man who spent more than 16 years imprisoned in Florida on a wrongful conviction was fatally shot Monday by a sheriffโs deputy in Georgia during a traffic stop, authorities said.
Camden County man found guilty of aggravated assault against police during controversial drug raid sentenced to life
Varshan Brown was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday after he was found guilty of two counts of aggravated assault against a police officer and other charges following a controversial 2021 drug raid in Camden County.
New documents shed light on what investigators believe happened to man murdered on Gilliganโs Island in Georgia
News4JAX on Thursday obtained records detailing the kidnapping and brutal murder of a man whose body was found in a waterway in an area of St. Marys, Georgia known as โGilliganโs Island.โ
Police pursuit from Florida to Georgia ends with suspected robber in critical condition, shot 8 times: officials
A Georgia man led police on a pursuit across five counties from Florida to Georgia after robbing a Palm Coast gas station before being shot by a Camden County gas station clerk, according to the Flagler County Sheriffโs Office.
Camden County deputy indicted on charges related to January 2022 traffic stop
A deputy of the Camden County Sheriffโs Office has been indicted on charges that stem from a traffic stop that occurred almost a year to date, according to a news release Thursday from the District Attorneyโs Office in Brunswick.
Operation Ghost Busted: 76 indicted in Southeast Georgia drug trafficking investigation
A newly-unsealed indictment names 76 people as part of a plan to move large amounts of drugs into Southeast Georgia, and much of the conspiracy operated from inside Georgia state prisons, the U.S. Department of Justice for the Southern District of Georgia announced Wednesday.
Mother found guilty of involuntary manslaughter, aggravated battery in 2019 death of 5-year-old
A woman was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and aggravated battery in the 2019 death of her 5-year-old son, Keith Higgins, the district attorney for the Brunswick Judicial Circuit, announced Thursday.
WATCH: Camden Co. vs. Raines in the Fortegra Basketball Invitational
Watch the Camden County Wildcats take on the Raines Vikings in the third round of the Fortegra Basketball Invitational on the campus of Florida State College at Jacksonvilleโs South Campus on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022. The Fortegra Basketball Invitational is brought to you by CSI Companies and High School 9:12.
Early voting for Senate runoff in Georgia ends Friday
Today is the last day to vote early in the Goergia. Democrat Raphael Warnock is facing challenger Herschel Walker in the runoff for the stateโs open Senate seat. Thereโs already been record-breaking numbers in early voting. More than 1.4 million people have either voted in-person or requested a mail-in ballot.
3 Camden County Sheriffโs Office employees arrested, charged in inmateโs beating
Following an investigation that involved the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the Camden County Sheriffโs Office on Tuesday announced the arrests of three employees they said were involved in the beating of a 41-year-old inmate inside the county jail.
Attorneys call for criminal investigation after video shows man beaten by Camden County Detention Center deputies
Lawyers representing a 41-year-old man, who they say is seen on video being beaten by deputies at the Camden County Detention Center, are calling for a criminal investigation, according to a news release from an attorney who represents him.
20 people arrested in Camden County for DUI over Georgia-Florida weekend, authorities say
Twenty people were arrested in Camden County on charges of driving under the influence in this past weekend, according to authorities, who said most were either coming from the Georgia-Florida game in Jacksonville โ or from parties where they were watching the game on TV.
Retired submariners, family members were gathered for St. Marys River cruise when metal walkway collapsed, injuring 17
Retired Navy submariners and their family members were making their way to a floating dock to get on a river cruise boat for a tour of the St. Marys River on Tuesday when the gangway collapsed, leaving 17 people injured, according to city officials.
Operation Guardian addresses school safety in Camden County
Guardian 2022 was supported by the following agencies and organizations, Camden County Emergency Management Agency, Georgia Emergency Management Agency, Camden County Sheriffโs Office, Camden County Fire Rescue, Kingsland Police and Fire Departments, St. Marys Police and Fire Departments, and Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay.
Family seeks federal inquiry into Georgia drug raid death
Attorneys for the family of a Georgia woman killed by gunfire last year as sheriff's deputies executed a search warrant at her cousin's home are calling for the Justice Department to investigate, arguing the deadly raid echoes the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor in Kentucky.