Augusta, GA
Augusta man sentenced to life without possibility of parole in domestic violence case
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – An Augusta man has been sentenced after a jury found him guilty on multiple charges involving domestic violence, the District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday.
According to District Attorney Jared Williams, 45-year-old Jameel Thomson of Augusta “stood trial this week for the March 16, 2021 beating and August 8, 2022 kidnapping and shooting of his romantic partner.”
The report states that the victim’s orbital eye bone was broken in the 2021 incident and a year later, Thompson shot the victim in the shoulder, which shattered her clavicle in 2022.
Thompson was found guilty on all charges, including Kidnapping with Bodily Injury, Home Invasion, Hijacking a Motor Vehicle, Aggravated Battery-Family Violence and Aggravated Assault-Family Violence. He was sentenced to Life Without the Possibility of Parole on Oct. 30.