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21 Year-old Arrested for Violent Home Invasion and Assault on Elderly Victim

UPDATED: OCTOBER. 22, 2025:
Coffee County, GA – The Coffee County Sheriff’s Office is providing an update regarding the arrest of Jonathan Leaven Tucker Jr., who was previously taken into custody on Monday, October 20, 2025, following an investigation into a violent incident that occurred on Friday, October 17, 2025, at a residence on Wood Duck Road.


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A Free Train Ride from New Hampshire lands two in jail

On October 16, 2025, the Law Enforcement Division of CSX Transportation notified local authorities after receiving reports of two individuals unlawfully “train hopping.” Deputies with the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office responded and initiated efforts to locate and apprehend the suspects

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Absconded Michigan Sex Offender Arrested in Coffee County

Detectives from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office Sex Offender Unit have arrested Booker T. Rhem, a convicted sex offender absconded from the state of Michigan, after discovering he had been living in Coffee County without properly registering as required by Georgia law.

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UPDATE: Additional Charges in Johnson Funeral Home Investigation

Johnson now faces:

  • One count of Violation of Vital Records Registration

  • One count of Felony Theft by Taking

  • Seven counts of Misdemeanor Theft by Taking

  • Three counts of Felony Theft by Deception

  • Thirteen counts of Misdemeanor Theft by Deception

  • Thirteen counts of First-Degree Forgery

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Absconded Sex Offender

The Coffee County Sheriff’s Office is actively seeking the whereabouts of Clarence W. Mixon, who has been determined to be absconded from his registered address of 141 JDK Lane Broxton GA 31519.

Mixon is a registered sex offender, convicted of Child Molestation…

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Traffic Stop Results in DUI Arrest and Drug Seizure

On September 28, 2025, at approximately 3:37 a.m., deputies with the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office observed a 2008 Nissan Sentra exemplifying erratic behavior on New Forest HWY. Deputies conducted a welfare check on the driver, identified as 20 year old Nelson Perez Carrillo.

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Sheriff’s Office Solves One-Year-Old Wedding Day Theft

Investigators say Cristal Arguello Valle, who attended the ceremony last November as a family friend and assisted the bride with her make-up, took the rings just before the bride walked down the aisle. Valle then abruptly left the event.

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Coffee County Woman Arrested for Family Violence

During the investigation, deputies determined that a verbal argument between a mother and her child escalated into a physical altercation. Abby Gail Fernandez told deputies that she indeed backhanded the minor; officers observed several pieces of jewelry on the hand in which Fernandez used that were consistent with the juvenile’s visible  sustained injuries; that were also consistent with the statements provided to deputies on scene by the minor.

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Tallahassee Man Arrested in Coffee County on Felony Drug Charges

Deputies responded to a business on North Highway 221 and found a male subject reportedly slumped over the wheel of a vehicle. The subject was identified as Matthew Clay Chitty, age 55, of Tallahassee, Florida. During the investigation, Chitty admitted to occasional methamphetamine use and consented to a search of his vehicle.

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Hit and Run Suspect Arrested Following Two Incidents in Coffee County

On Friday, August 15, 2025, deputies with the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a hit and run accident near Old Axson Highway and McKinnon Road. The collision involved a pickup truck pulling a trailer and a school bus transporting more than twenty school-age children. Fortunately, no serious injuries were reported. The Georgia State Patrol (GSP) was called to investigate the crash.

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High Speed Chase leads to arrest

The driver, later identified as Raul Sendejas, refused to stop and led deputies on a pursuit reaching speeds of up to 90 miles per hour. During the chase, Sendejas disregarded multiple stop signs, drove recklessly through county roads, and ultimately lost control after driving off an embankment near 250 Vine Road.

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