ARREST MADE IN FIREARM THEFT INVESTIGATION

The Coffee County Sheriff’s Office has arrested and charged Shane Lawson Tanner Jr. in connection with the theft of firearms and currency from a local residence.

On June 30, 2025, the Sheriff's Office launched an investigation after a report of stolen firearms and approximately $60 in rolled quarters from a home where Tanner Jr. had recently performed air conditioning work and had access.

As a result of the investigation Tanner Jr. was arrested and charged with theft by taking; the stolen firearms were recovered from a third party in Atkinson County. In accordance with O C G A 16-8-2, Shane Lawson Tanner Jr. has been charged with two counts of Theft by Taking, a felony offense under Georgia law. He remains in custody at the Coffee County Pre-Trial Detention Center.