Augusta, GA
Authorities recapture 2 escapees from Augusta Transitional Center
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Authorities chased down and caught two escapees and took them into custody Thursday morning in Richmond County.
At 10:41 a.m., the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office got an alert about a black Toyota Tacoma linked to two escaped inmates from the Georgia Department of Corrections.
They’d failed to return to the Augusta Transitional Center from their place of employment at 9 p.m. Wednesday and the vehicle was reported stolen in Richmond County, according to authorities.
A Columbia deputy spotted the vehicle headed east on Washington Road at Davis Road and followed it to Shartom Drive in Richmond County, where additional deputies from Columbia and Richmond counties as well as U.S. Marshals Services officers converged.
A felony takedown was performed, and the driver, George Carter, 58, and front passenger Matthew Connelly, 30, were taken into custody without incident, according to authorities.
The vehicle and both detainees were turned over to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Marshals Service.
While officers were apprehending the escapees, the driver of the truck shifted it into reverse and it rolled into the front of a Columbia County deputy’s patrol vehicle, but no one was injured and the patrol vehicle received minor front-end damage.
Carter is serving 10 years for burglary out of Clayton County with a maximum release date of October 2025.
Connelly is serving five years for aggravated battery out of Bulloch County with a maximum release date of July 2026.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Several health events in Augusta on Tuesday are offering help to those who need medical care.
Department of Public Health mobile clinic
The Department of Public Health mobile clinic will be at Christenberry Fieldhouse on Tuesday.
Officials say the clinic makes it easier to receive care for those who don’t have transportation.
The clinic will be at the 3109 Wrightsboro Road from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
You can receive sports, work and school physicals, diabetes management, WIC referrals, vaccines and more.
The mobile clinic offers private exam rooms, wheelchair-accessible lifts and modern medical equipment.
For more information on the mobile clinic and what stops it will take, visit www.ecphd.com/wego.
Annual Horizon Truckers Clinic
The fourth annual health fair for bus and shuttle driver employees with Horizon Motor Coach will be held on Tuesday at Julian Smith Casino, 2200 Broad Street.
This event will start at 11 a.m.
In partnership with the Augusta Lions Club, the Augusta University’s College of Nursing, Georgia Prevention Institute, College of Allied Health Sciences, the Dental College of Georgia and the Georgia Cancer Center make the event possible.
The health fair is designed to help prevent and identify health issues as well as providing mock DOT exams, dental examinations and nutrition advice.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – An Anderson County victim was flown to the Augusta burn center after a bedroom fire Sunday night.
The Pendleton Fire Department said the victim was unconscious and was found in the kitchen area of the home.
The bedroom door was closed during the fire, so the rest of the home was not damaged, according to officials.
The victim’s current condition and the cause of the fire are unknown.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – An actor with Augusta ties is “fighting for his life” after he was hospitalized, according to reports.
Quinton Aaron is known as the gentle giant who brought Michael Oher to life in The Blind Side alongside Sandra Bullock, according to a GoFundMe page.
TMZ reports Aaron was hospitalized last week in Atlanta after he was walking up stairs when his legs suddenly stopped functioning, causing him to collapse.
The GoFundMe says Aaron on life support due to a severe blood infection.
His manager told TMZ doctors are running tests and evaluating Aaron’s condition, but there is no word on what caused the fall at this time.
Aaron was born in Bronx, NY, but grew up in Augusta, according to the Greater Augusta Art Council’s website.
Aaron made his film debut as Q in “Be Kind Rewind”, starring Mos Def and Jack Black.
Aaron has also made debuts in “Law & Order” and “The Baby Pact”.
In 2010, he was nominated for the Black Reel Awards, the BET Award, the NAACP Image Award, the Teen Choice Award and the MTV Movie & TV Award. In 2017, he also received the International Christian Film Festival Award.
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