AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Richmond County deputies are looking for a subject wanted for questioning in an armed robbery.

Deputies say the robbery happened at ET Food Store, 501 East Boundary Street, on May 21.

The subject was armed with a knife and is believed to be armed and dangerous, according to deputies.

According to the incident report, an employee of the store was attempting to close the store when the subject entered, wearing a black mask, black shirt, black gloves and dark pants.

The subject then pushed his way behind the counter, attempting to open the register, according to the report.

The report states the subject took an unknown amount of money and fled the scene.

If anyone has any information, contact the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office at 706-821-1020 or 706-821-1080.

AUGUSTA, GA — The Peach Belt Conference has revealed the 2026 Women’s Tennis All-Academic Team, previously known as the Team of Academic Distinction. Maria Gento, Andrea Gonzalez, Julieta Palma, Giovana Patrocino, and Camila Taborga from Augusta women’s tennis earned spots on the team. The teams are part of the PBC’s larger initiative to celebrate the academic achievements of PBC student-athletes.

In order to be eligible for the PBC All-Academic Team, student-athletes must meet the following requirements: 

1) Participate in at least half of his/her team’s events and be either a starter or significant contributor

2) Achieved a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) and 

3) Student-Athletes must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically

Transfer students are immediately eligible once they meet the above requirements. The Peach Belt Conference sports communications professionals oversee the program.

 

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Two former guards at Augusta State Medical Prison have been found not guilty in connection with the death of an inmate.

A two-count federal indictment unsealed in August 2025 charged Robert Roberson and Marcus Phillips violating the constitutional rights of an inmate by showing deliberate indifference to a substantial risk of harm to an inmate, resulting in his death.

The indictment alleges that on Oct. 28, 2020, Roberson and Phillips became aware of a smoldering fire in an inmate’s cell.

Rather than extinguish the fire, evacuate the inmate from his cell, remediate the smoke from the cell or call a fire emergency over the radio, they willfully disregarded the substantial risk of serious harm to the inmate by leaving him in his locked cell for several hours while he slowly died from smoke inhalation, according to the indictment.

Roberson was also acquitted of a charge of falsifying a logbook to cover up misconduct.

Inmate deaths aren’t unheard of at the prison. Among the deaths there: