Putnam County Sheriff's Department

GSP Trooper Alan Rhodes holds the gun recovered from underneath the trailer after PCSO Col. Russell Blenk, EPD Chief Howell Cardwell, PCSO Sgt. Justin Brock and Cpl. Chris Donovan had gone under there and gotten the offenders out. CONTRIBUTED/EPD

GSP Trooper Alan Rhodes holds the gun recovered from underneath the trailer after PCSO Col. Russell Blenk, EPD Chief Howell Cardwell, PCSO Sgt. Justin Brock and Cpl. Chris Donovan had gone under there and gotten the offenders out. CONTRIBUTED/EPD

Chase, manhunt end with two suspects captured

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Two men are in jail after a high-speed chase and manhunt that lasted more than eight hours ended under a residential trailer on May 16, authorities say.“It was one of those good days,” said Putnam County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Col. Russell Blenk. “We had everybody there, other agencies helping us.
The driver of this Toyota Corolla was killed when the car crashed straighton into the Budget Rental box truck Friday afternoon on the Sparta Highway. CONTRIBUTED/PCSO

The driver of this Toyota Corolla was killed when the car crashed straighton into the Budget Rental box truck Friday afternoon on the Sparta Highway. CONTRIBUTED/PCSO

Eatonton father killed in head-on collision

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
An Eatonton father was apparently killed in a head-on collision Friday, according to Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills.Terence Butts, 45, of Eatonton, died in the crash that happened around 3:45 p.m. May 17.
Jason Tyrone Howell & Jareese Dashod Driskell

Jason Tyrone Howell & Jareese Dashod Driskell

Two nabbed after chase, hours-long manhunt

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, May 16, 2024
Two men are in jail after a high-speed chase and search that lasted more than eight hours and ended under a residential trailer on May 16, authorities say. “It was one of those good days,” said Putnam County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Col. Russell Blenk.
Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills shows the samurai sword that was used in a recent attack on a man and his vehicle. LYNN HOBBS/Staff

Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills shows the samurai sword that was used in a recent attack on a man and his vehicle. LYNN HOBBS/Staff

Sword-swinging man jailed for aggravated assault

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
An Eatonton man is in jail after he tried to attack someone with a samurai sword, according to authorities.
Cheryl Leanne Watson

Cheryl Leanne Watson

Putnam County Jail Report (5/2/24)

News Staff
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
MONDAY, APRIL 22Cheryl Leanne Watson, 42, of Eatonton – probation violation (possession of firearm by a convicted felon, possession of meth with intent to distribute, possession of drug-related object Jordan Harold Jackson, 20, of Augusta – sale of a Schedule I or II controlled substance, THC Delta...
Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

City approves handrails, generators and juror parking

Ian Tocher
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Eatonton City Council held its regularly scheduled meeting on April 2 and discussed several safety and infrastructure issues, including the installation of handrails on steps leading to The Plaza and the execution of a sub-recipient agreement for installing generators at the city’s fire and police...
Sixteen ounces of lab-converted crystalline methamphetamine, with a street value of around $22,700, was seized by local authorities last week. COURTESY OF PCSO

Sixteen ounces of lab-converted crystalline methamphetamine, with a street value of around $22,700, was seized by local authorities last week. COURTESY OF PCSO

Pound of meth pulled from Eatonton’s streets

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Once again, the Eatonton Police Department and Putnam County Sheriff’s Office combined forces to get drugs off the streets of Eatonton and Putnam County. This time, it was more than a pound of methamphetamine.
(Photo via Google)

(Photo via Google)

Citizens lose thousands of dollars to scams

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Local residents have lost thousands of dollars due to scams recently, and Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills says he is frustrated that it’s happening so often.“It’s why we don’t have bank robberies anymore,” Sills opined.
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