Augusta, GA
New details on baby kidnapping, car theft case in Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – We are learning more about the baby was who safely located after being kidnapped in a stolen car from the family’s driveway in Augusta this week.
The sheriff’s office says deputies responded to the 2100 Block of A Street at 9:07 p.m. on Wednesday about a motor vehicle theft with a 2-week-old baby inside.
The victim was unloading her vehicle when an unknown subject got into it and drove off with the baby in the backseat, officials say.
She told deputies they had just returned to their apartment from shopping. While unloading groceries, she walked her oldest child inside, deputies say.
The mother stated the vehicle was still running, but when she walked back out, her car was gone in an unknown direction, according to authorities.
According to the sheriff’s office, deputies began searching for the vehicle and child and located both approximately 15 minutes later near Lake Olmstead in a parking lot.
The suspect abandoned the vehicle and the child was found safe and reunited with the mother, officials say.
The only known stolen items were both the key fobs in the car, authorities say.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The South Augusta YMCA will not renew its lease at the Tobacco Road location, the Y confirmed.
The shopping center is being sold, and the current lease ends in October.
The Y has not announced a final day at the current location. Officials said they plan to announce that date and next steps for South Augusta later this month.
The YMCA said it still plans to serve South Augusta after the lease expires.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A man who was previously wanted for questioning in an Augusta deadly shooting has now been charged with murder in the case, according to authorities.
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office says Kemfton Quewanaki Kenon, 27, was arrested on Friday in connection to the shooting death of Khyla Rodriguez, of Augusta.
Kenon is booked into the Charles B. Webster Detention Center and charged with murder and possession of a firearm during a crime, according to jail bookings.
Rodriguez, 25, was found dead after deputies received a call about a shooting on May 15 at 1:11 a.m. on Cameron Drive.
The Richmond County Coroner’s Office said Rodriguez was pronounced dead at 2:27 a.m.
Kenon was previously wanted for questioning in the case and was located in Miami-Dade County, Florida. He was interviewed and arrested on an unrelated warrant.
Deputies were also interviewed two other subjects in the case. They were not arrested in the case.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – People who live in South Augusta are raising concerns about the future of the Family Y on Tobacco Road.
Officials say the facility has been operating at a loss for years, and have had a low number of memberships. The location also has a new owner. The cost of the lease is too high and the facility is also in need of renovations, which are said to be costly.
“The reality is we couldn’t afford the current lease that we were in,” said Catie McCauley, president and CEO of Family Y of Greater Augusta. “Over the last 10 years we’ve been subsidizing this lot. So we got to look at a model that we can sustain for the next several generations not just the next couple years.”
The location is set to close in October, but officials say they are working with community members and contractors for a new building that they can move into and are committed to staying in South Augusta.
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