Augusta, GA

Murder suspect dead after police pursuit on I-20 in Columbia County

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5 months ago

October 31, 2025

Murder suspect dead after police pursuit on I-20 in Columbia County

GROVETOWN, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A murder suspect is dead after a police pursuit on I-20 in Columbia County that shut down traffic for hours.

Traffic was blocked on I-20 eastbound near Jimmie Dyess Parkway by mile marker 194 from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on Friday.

The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office tells us the incident involved a Gwinnett County murder suspect.

Ga. murder suspect dead after crash on I-20 in Columbia County(WRDW)

Deputies say they conducted a PIT maneuver on the suspect, who then committed suicide, according to the sheriff’s office.

The male suspect was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:21 p.m., and an autopsy has been scheduled, according to the Columbia County Coroner’s office.

The car ended up in a ditch, and officials worked through the evening to get the car out.

Georgia State Patrol also responded to the scene and is assisting with the investigation.

This isn’t the first time this year that Columbia County deputies have pursued a potentially dangerous suspect. Back in April, Columbia County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Brandon Sikes was killed in the line of duty during a shooting on I-20 near Belair Road.

An encounter with an RV driver claimed the life of Deputy Sikes and seriously injured Deputy Gavin White.

There are no other reported injuries in Friday’s incident.

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Augusta, GA

From Augusta roots to Nighthawks leader: Nolan Belcher comes home

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3 hours ago

March 29, 2026

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From Augusta roots to Nighthawks leader: Nolan Belcher comes home

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF)- Augusta University baseball is in a three-game series matchup against the University of North Georgia.

AU is currently down in the series 0-2 after a close loss Friday and a loss Saturday.

But we aren’t focusing on the Jags, we’re going to take a look at North Georgia’s head coach, Nolan Belcher.

He is an Augusta native who began his career at Greenbrier and Augusta Christian.

He won three state championships, which then led him to play for the South Carolina Gamecocks.

There he won back-to-back national championships and finished runner up in 2012.

His coaching career began after that where he eventually joined the Peach belt Confrence, coaching at USCA and GCSU.

Now in his first season as head coach for the Nighthawks, he is happy to come home and coach in front of his friends and family.

“I’m very fortunate that I got family that, one is still around and they can come watch me do what I love. And, they’ve shown me, nothing but support throughout my whole coaching career and even back on my playing dates are very thankful and appreciative for everything they’ve done for me.”

AU and UNG will have their final series match on Sunday.

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