Valdosta
CRIME & SAFETY
Victim's son arrested for JROTC instructor's murder
A murder victim's son is under arrest for shooting and killing his father, Fort Worth police say.Xavier Bass, 26, is in jail in Valdosta, Georgia, where he lives, more than 800 miles away from the crime scene. Police say Xavier Bass shot his father, 54-year-old Gene Bass, in the front yard of his home on Chesapeake Bay Drive on Friday afternoon. Surveillance cameras from the victim's home caught the entire incident, and a landscaping crew also witnessed what happened, police said.According to the affidavit, Xavier Bass pulled up in front of Gene Bass's home and approached his father with...
Be aware of Wild Adventures ticket scams
ECB Publishing, Inc., Greene Publishing, Inc. and Riverbend News were recently notified of scams related to their Wild Adventures tickets giveaways. The newspapers post new giveaways every week on their Facebook pages for readers to enter for a chance to win a pack of tickets to the theme park in Valdosta, Ga. The winners are announced in a separate post from the contest These comments came from scammers and not the newspapers. Greene Publishing first announced the scam on May 5, telling readers that their office does not comment the winners in the comments section. Riverbend News' first post about the scam was May 10, and called attention to the false Facebook page that looked similar to Riverbend News' page. ECB Publishing posted about the scam on May 17, sharing that the scammer was also using a false Facebook page.
Brooks County Man Arrested by GBI in Homicide Investigation
QUITMAN, BROOKS COUNTY, Georgia – The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has announced its arrest of Nathanial Brinson (65) of Dixie, Georgia. Brinson has been charged with murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. Initially...
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