Augusta, GA
Bond set for grandmother of baby who died of hypothermia
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Bond was set at $50,000 Friday for the grandmother of a baby who died of hypothermia after being left in front of a cold air conditioner while wrapped in a wet blanket.
Meanwhile, the bond hearing for the child’s mother was delayed Friday to give public defenders more time.
Three suspects – the mother, September De’Asia Seright, 19; grandmother, Diane Lamisha Seright, 42; and Antonio Bennie Nash, 39, all of Washington – were charged with felony murder and child cruelty in the second degree.
Arrest warrants for the suspects allege that on Aug. 6, the child was left in a car safety seat, wrapped in a wet blanket, while September Seright was in the shower, with the child in the bathroom. That’s where the baby got wet.
She then placed the child in front of the air conditioner “for an unknown amount of time” while she was lying on a couch and the other two suspects were lying in a bed, according to the arrest warrants.
The baby, 3-month-old Josiah Noel Seright, was pronounced dead at a hospital.
At the bond hearing, District Attorney Jared Williams called the case “baffling” and the public defender called it “horrible for everyone involved.”
Williams said Lamisha Seright has acknowledged September Seright is “exceptionally and developmentally slow,” a condition of which the public defender said the defendant is “very aware.”
Williams accused Lamisha Seright of failing the baby by not checking in and caring for her own daughter.
“No one in the hotel room had sense to check on that baby in front of the air conditioner,” Williams said.
However, the public defender said at the hearing that Lamisha Seright is the one who called 911.
The public defender painted her as a mom doing her best with four kids.
She made money by driving to Augusta to give plasma, the public defender said.
The judge set her bond at $50,000 and said she’s to have no contact with the co-defendants.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) — The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office has made multiple arrests in a deadly shooting that left one teenager dead and another injured early Saturday morning.
According to deputies, the incident happened June 20, at approximately 12:50 a.m. in the 200 block of Warren Road, where authorities responded to reports of shots fired involving two gunshot victims.
When deputies arrived, they located two 18-year-old men from Augusta.
Officials identified the victims as Eric Markquis Bartley Miller and Joseph Lamar Thomas.
Investigators say Miller sustained at least one gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Thomas was also found with at least one gunshot wound and was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office says the circumstances surrounding the shooting remain under active investigation.
As of Saturday afternoon, three teenage suspects have been arrested and charged in connection with the incident.
18-year-old Dmihjay Collins, 17-year-old Tayshaun Thomas, and 17-year-old Joseph Thomas have all been arrested and charged with Murder, Aggravated Assault, and Possession of Machine Guns. They are all currently being held at the Webster Detention Center.
A fourth teenager, 17-year-old Reante Byrd was also arrested, but investigators have not linked him to the murder case. Byrd has been charged with Possession of a Pistol or Revolver by a Person Under the Age of 18. He is also being held in the Webster Detention Center.
No further details in the investigation have been released.
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Students showcased drones they built during a two-week summer camp at Augusta Regional Airport on Friday.
12 junior and high school students attended the camp, where they learned to fly and build drones designed to help others.
Anderson Puryear, a student, said the camp focused on delivering small medical supplies.
“It was focused on delivering small medical supplies like an EPI pen or glucose packet for like diabetics and for people with allergies in need in the real world that could obviously help save lives, and if people are like in a place in a boat or like in the desert or in the forest where they can’t easily access those supplies it can save their lives,” Puryear said.
The airport partnered with Georgia Tech, state troopers and the Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Department for the Air Edu Summer Camp.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The 10th annual Juneteenth Augusta Festival brought families to the Augusta Fairgrounds on Friday despite the muggy heat.
Cultural and community-focused events, live music performances and food trucks were available at the celebration.
Tonia Hill, attending the Juneteenth celebration, said she loves the holiday and is supporting the community, though she acknowledged the weather conditions.
“I love Juneteenth. And I’m supporting everybody. It’s hot. It’s hot. It’s hot,” Hill said.
The festival runs until 10 p.m.
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