The Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team (CNT) is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a wanted person.  

CNT is looking for 43-year-old Charles “Charlie Boy” Davis of Savannah.  Davis is described as a 5-foot-7-inch black male, 250 pounds with brown eyes and short black hair.  His last known address is an apartment in Presidential Plaza, 2800 Capital Street, Savannah.  Davis is known to drive a 2004 gold Nissan Maxima with Georgia tag PCG3637, CNT spokesman Herbert Harley said.

Davis is wanted by CNT on multiple felony drug charges to include sale of a controlled substance.   He may be armed and should be considered dangerous.  Davis has a long criminal history to include previous arrests for sale of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute.  He also has previous arrests for possession of a firearm and possession of a firearm by a convicted feclon, Herbert Harley said.   

Earlier this week, CNT agents attempted to make contact with Davis while he was sitting in his Nissan parked at the Presidential Plaza complex. He fled from agents at a high rate of speed and drove recklessly through the complex despite children playing in the immediate area.  

A short time later, CNT made phone contact with Davis and told him he was wanted.  He has yet to turn himself in despite making an appointment to do so on two separate occasions, Herbert Harley said.

Darius Andre “Arnie” Holmes, 41, of Savannah, Georgia, was convicted yesterday by a federal jury after a two-day trial before U.S. District Court Judge William T. Moore, Jr. for distributing heroin and possessing firearms as a felon on August 18, 2015, Department of Justice spokeswoman Katherine Guradino said. 

According to the evidence presented during at trial, Holmes sold heroin to a confidential police informant on multiple occasions in August 2015.  After Holmes expressed to the informant a desire to buy firearms, local law enforcement officers contacted the ATF and arranged for an undercover officer to allow Holmes to exchange drugs for semiautomatic weapons.  Immediately after the trade, Holmes was arrested.

Holmes’s criminal history in the Savannah area stretches back nearly 25 years.  His prior felonies include seven separate sales of cocaine, possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, robbery by intimidation, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a felony, possession of a sawed-off shotgun, aggravated battery, aggravated assault, use of a communication facility to facilitate sales of controlled substances, possession of tools with intent to commit sales of controlled substances and obstruction.

If deemed to be an armed career criminal, Holmes faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years to life in prison, a fine of up to $250,000 and 5 years of supervised release on the firearms count.

He faces a maximum sentence of 20 years imprisonment, a fine of up to $1,000,000 and three years of supervised release on each of the heroin distribution counts.  There is no parole in the federal system.

The case was investigated by the Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team (CNT) and the ATF.  The Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department SWAT team assisted with Holmes’ arrest, and the GBI and Chatham County Sheriff’s Office provided additional support.  The case was prosecuted as part of Project Ceasefire, a joint federal, state and local firearms initiative involving the U.S. Attorney’s Office, ATF and various local police departments.

A Levi’s Call has been activated on behalf of the Albany Police Department in reference to Kamella Garrison (4-years-old), Jaleel Garrison (6-years-old) and Amyelle Garrison (7-years-old), according to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.

The children and their mother, Clarion Garrison, are believed to be traveling in a 2003 gold KIA Optima with Georgia license plate number QBD 1126 and could be heading to Ocala, Florida.

If you have any information please contact the Albany Police Department at 229-255-8609, or 911. 

Police say a 20-year-old man is in jail on several charges after he ran a stop sign in Savannah on Wednesday afternoon, hitting and killing a local woman, and then attempting to run from the scene.

Kareem Felder is charged with homicide by vehicle in the first degree, failure to stop at a stop sign, reckless driving and related charges in the wreck that took the life of 69-year-old Bernitha Vaughn.

Not many details have been publicly released about the events leading up to the crash or the exact extent of involvement by local law enforcement.

Savannah-Chatham Police Chief Joseph Lumpkin said Felder was being watched by officers from his department’s undercover drug squad just before the fatal wreck. Lumpkin described the situation as “rolling surveillance” and said the department is trying to determine whether it turned into a pursuit. Investigators were still piecing together details Thursday evening, he said.

Department spokeswoman Eunicia Baker said minutes before the wreck, Felder pulled into a carwash at Victory Drive and Skidaway Road, where he was approached by detectives from the undercover unit. From there, she said, Felder fled.

The wreck itself is being probed by the Georgia State Patrol.

Senior Trooper Chris Cuddington says Felder was heading west on Maupus Avenue in a 2016 Ford Fusion just before 5 p.m. when he blew past a stop sign at Harmon Street and T-boned a 2015 Nissan Versa being driven by Vaughn.

Felder ran from his wrecked vehicle and was apprehended by metro police, Cuddington said. Vaughn died at the scene.

Details about speed have not been released.

While the police department has its own accident investigators, Lumpkin says the state patrol was brought in to allow independent oversight.

“Georgia State Patrol was called in an effort to be transparent in the collision and subsequent death,” Lumpkin said.

The police chief said that no officers had been placed on any sort of administrative leave as of Thursday evening. He declined to say why Felder was under surveillance, but said more details will be released in the coming days.

Cuddington said other charges are pending based on the outcome of an investigation by the state patrol’s Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team.

No further information was immediately available.

The Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department’s Violent Crimes detectives arrested two brothers at approximately 8:30 p.m., March 13, at a business in the 2600 block of Bull Street in connection with a homicide.

A male victim was found unresponsive at the scene following a physical altercation. He was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased.

Anthony Ferguson, 50, and Carl Ferguson, 51, were both arrested and charged with voluntary manslaughter. The younger Ferguson was also treated at Memorial for non-life threatening wounds.

An autopsy will be scheduled with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to determine Williams’ exact cause of death.

Anyone with additional information on this case should call CrimeStoppers at (912) 234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637) using the keyword CSTOP2020. Tipsters remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward.

A confidential tip line also is open directly to investigators at (912) 525-3124.

Savannah-Chatham police arrested two men Monday after several recent entering auto reports at the Embassy Suites hotel parking garage on the 600 block of West Oglethorpe Avenue.

Around 2:30 a.m. Saturday, metro officers were called to an entering auto in progress and were able to successfully apprehend Trayvon Marshall, 23, and Curtis Robinson, 29.

Investigators believe Marshall and Robinson are linked to approximately six entering auto cases that occured between Feb. 24 and March 1 at the hotel.

Surveillance footage shows the two suspects peer into a window of a vehicle in the garage. During the incident from March 9, Marshall is shown wearing black and white striped pants, a black shirt and a black bucket hat. Robinson wore dark pants, a dark blue hoodie and a black skull cap.

Both men were transported to the Chatham County Detention Center without incident.

Marshall is charged with one count of criminal trespass, one count of possession of marijuana (less than an ounce) and one count of burglary in the second degree. Marshall is charged with one count of obstruction by fleeing, one count of criminal trespass and one count of burglary in the second degree.Additional charges are pending for both suspects.

This is an ongoing investigation.

Anyone with any additional information on this case should call CrimeStoppers at (912) 234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637) using the keyword CSTOP2020. Tipsters remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward.

A confidential tip line also is open directly to investigators at (912) 525-3124.

Every year, thousands of people flood the streets of Savannah for St. Patrick’s Day, and every year Savannah-Chatham police are “all hands on deck” to help keep the city’s best-loved celebration safe for festivalgoers.

Sgt. Eddie Grant says the massive influx of people for the holiday is a unique challenge, but metro is prepared. There will be an increased number of officers patrolling the festival area both on foot and in police vehicles, Grant said. Other local law enforcement agencies will be in the area to provide additional support to metro.

“They’ll be there to ensure everyone’s safety and to ensure that everyone has a good time while keeping everyone safe in the city and the surrounding areas,” Grant said. “The support is vital, especially during the parade period. To carry on an event like this, it really takes the assistance of partnering agencies and our surrounding agencies that come into the festival area to help out.”

This year’s three-day festival will begin on St. Patrick’s Day, and will end on Saturday. Metro’s designated festival control zone will be the area between Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and East Broad Street, with the Savannah River as the northern border. The southern border on the west side of Drayton Street will be Broughton Street, and the southern border street on the east side of Drayton Street will be Bay Lane.

Alcohol

Those consuming alcoholic beverages in public streets and areas within the control zone will be required to wear wristbands from 10 a.m. to midnight on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Wristband enforcement begins after the parade.

Wristbands can be purchased for $5 at locations throughout the downtown area. A map showing these locations can be found at www.riverstreetsavannah.com. Wristbands are not required inside establishments serving alcohol.

Portable restrooms will be placed in the area for patrons. Urination outside the legitimate restroom areas will lead to criminal charges.

The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety warns those consuming alcohol that “the luck of the Irish won’t be able to save motorists who get caught driving drunk.” GOHS spokeswoman Katie Fallon says that there will be an increased level of high visibility enforcement and patrols during the festival.

“You may feel like you’ve heard the message before, but we’ll keep hammering it home until there are no more alcohol-impaired fatalities,” GOHS Director Harris Blackwood said in a press release. “We’re still encouraging everyone to make a plan before they leave home. Understand the danger of drinking and driving and make the right decision. Even one drink is dangerous if you are behind the wheel of a car.”

GOHS asks that partygoers download the Drive Sober, Georgia smartphone app, which offers a database of safe and sober ride options.

Parking and traffic

Many of the city of Savannah’s downtown parking garages will operate on 24-hour schedules during the three days of the festival. Detailed garage schedules are available on the city of Savannah’s website.

Savannah River ferries will operate from 7 a.m. to midnight during the festival. The ferries will only run from the docks at the Waving Girl statue to the Trade Center.

Chatham Area Transit buses will run from Indian Street and MLK Jr. Boulevard to the Trade Center parking lot from noon to 1 a.m. during the festival.

All deliveries to businesses in the festival area and City Market must occur between the hours of 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. on Thursday and Friday and from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Saturday.

All vehicles parked in the staging area of the parade and along the parade route will be towed if they are not moved by 6 a.m. Thursday. The staging area runs from Henry Street to Gaston Street between Whitaker Street and Habersham Street.

Documents required for the retrieval of vehicles towed on parade day will be available until 4 a.m. Friday at metro headquarters, located at 201 Habersham St.

Streets along the parade route will be closed starting at 8 a.m. The parade route is available at savannahnow.com/stpatricksday and in the SavannahNow St. Patrick’s Day app.

All squares along the parade route will be closed to the public from midnight Wednesday until 6 a.m. Thursday.

Road closures during the festival include:

• Ramp access to River Street will close as early as 7 a.m. Wednesday. At 4 p.m. Wednesday, River Street will be closed to vehicles for the duration of the festival.

• Streets within and surrounding City Market will close as early as Wednesday.

• Jefferson Street will remain closed throughout the festival

• Indian Street will be closed throughout the festival to clear the way for Chatham Area Transit buses

Metro will provide real-time traffic updates at www.scmpd.org/stpatsfestival.

Weather

John Quagliariello, a National Weather Service meteorologist, said there will be a 30 percent chance of rain before noon on St. Patrick’s Day and will increase to 40 percent later in the afternoon. The projected high for the holiday will be around 80 degrees.

Pets and prohibited items

Pets are not allowed in the festival area, with the exception of leashed service animals and the pets of residents who live in the festival area.

The following items are prohibited in the festival area:

• Coolers.

• Exotic animals.

• Skates and skateboards.

• Bicycles.

• Sparklers.

• Bang snaps.

• Smoke bombs.

• Any items that could be dangerous or disruptive.

Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department’s Violent Crimes detectives have arrested Jonathan Maurice Gibbs, 18, in connection to the Thanksgiving morning death of Bobby Owens, 43, said police spokeswoman Eunicia Baker.

Southside Precinct officers spotted Gibbs Tuesday morning in the K-Mart parking lot on Montgomery Crossroad. Gibbs was caught with a firearm on his person, but was arrested and transported to the Chatham County Detention Center without incident.

He is charged with one count of obstruction by giving false name, one count of carrying a firearm without a permit, one count of murder and one count of probation violation, Baker said.

In what they’re calling one of the largest cocaine busts in the Port of Savannah’s history, federal authorities say they seized more than 300 pounds of the drug hidden inside a frozen-pineapple container at the Garden City terminal.

The cocaine had an estimated street value of more than $6 million, said Mark Varga, supervisory U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer in Savannah.

Varga said Homeland Security agents and Chatham County Sheriff’s Office K-9 officers helped with the search, which wound up uncovering 140 brick-shaped objects inside the container. The total weight of the cocaine was 347 pounds.

Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department’s violent crimes detectives responded to a shooting at approximately 1:30 a.m., Mar. 16, at a residence in the 400 block of East 38th Street, said police spokesman Vernon Cohrs.

Officers responded to a ShotSpotter call in the area and found the victim Aahkil Heyward, 22, deceased outside the residence. Two other victims sustained non-life threatening injuries during the incident and were treated at a local hospital.

Police have a person of interest in custody and  the  investigation is ongoig, Cohrs said.

Anyone with information is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 912-234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637) using the keyword CSTOP2020. Tipsters remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward.

A tip line also is open directly to investigators at 912-525-3124 and most area clergy have agreed to serve as liaisons for anyone who would like to share information with police anonymously. 

Police say a man was shot Wednesday afternoon on Savannah’s east side.

Shortly after 1 p.m., Savannah-Chatham police were at Waters Avenue and Culver Street. There, a man had been shot and taken to a hospital with injuries not believed to be life threatening.

The investigation was in its early stages and no further information was immediately available.

Update:

Shacqueal Yves Omar Sanders, 22, turned himself in at the Chatham County Detention Center the night of Friday, March 18. Sanders was arrested without incident and charged with murder, according to spokesperson Eunicia Baker.

From Earlier: 

With assistance from the Southeast Regional Fugitive Taskforce, Savannah-Chatham police arrested Henry Speaks, 24, of Savannah and  charging him with the 2015 murder of James Pastures, 34, said police spokeswoman Eunicia Baker.

Investigators have also identified the second murder suspect in this case as Shacqueal Yves Omar Sanders, 22, and ask the public’s help in locating him.

On the evening of Jan. 19, 2015, Pastures was fatally shot in front of an apartment on the 1900 block of East 51st Street.

Speaks was arrested during a warrant service Tuesday at a residence on the 200 block of Wilder Drive. He is charged with murder, Baker said.

Sanders also is charged with murder, and is considered armed and dangerous. Individuals with knowledge of his whereabouts should call 911 immediately.

Sanders is descried a black male with a light brown complexion.  He is approximately 5-foot-9 and weighs 140. He frequents parts of east Savannah and is known among members of Savannah’s rap music scene. 

Anyone with information is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 912-234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637) using the keyword CSTOP2020. Tipsters remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward.

A tip line also is open directly to investigators at 912-525-3124 and most area clergy have agreed to serve as liaisons for anyone who would like to share information with police anonymously.

Police are telling Savannah’s St. Patrick’s festival revelers to watch out for smooth thieves after “at least two” reports of people swiping cellphones from unsuspecting dancers Thursday.

Two women from out of town were dancing in front of Wild Wing Cafe in City Market when two men walked up and joined in, said Darnisha Green, Savannah-Chatham police spokeswoman. When the tourists stopped dancing, they realized their cellphones were no longer in their back pockets.

Then, just before 10 p.m., another woman’s phone was stolen from her pocket when she was dancing with a man near the Bud Light stage on River Street, Green said.

Police are looking for the suspects, but they’re also urging tourists to keep an eye on valuable items and follow these tips:

• Be aware of your surroundings.

• Stay vigilant in crowds and steer clear of commotions. Act confident, walk with purpose and look people in the eyes. Thieves want to blend in with the crowd and do not want to be identified.

• Secure your bag. Thieves want to quickly and discreetly separate you from your valuables, so even a minor obstacle can be an effective deterrent.

• Avoid carrying large amounts of cash. Use debit or credit cards when possible and store them securely. Keep account numbers and customer service telephone numbers in a handy place and away from purses or wallets.

• Avoid purses hanging from straps around the neck. A purse snatcher can harm victims with it. If someone grabs the purse, let it go. Nothing in it is more valuable than personal safety.

• Men should consider keeping wallets in front pockets rather than hip pockets or jackets.

• Avoid showing money or valuables in public.

• Leave your bags in front of you, not at your side or behind you. When they are at your side, you can be distracted in one direction as your bag disappears in the other.

• If you are a victim of a crime, try to remain calm and remember every detail possible. Look for something obvious about the suspect. Assess their height in comparison to yours. Hair color, facial hair, scars and other descriptive features are also important. Observe the mode and direction of travel. (Automobile description, color, make, tag if possible.) Also, note clothing colors and styles.

• Notify law enforcement immediately if you are victimized or notice any suspicious activity.

Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department’s Violent Crimes detectives are investigating a shooting that injured a 16-year-old male at Fred Wessels Homes, on the 200 block of Avery Street, just before 6 p.m. Friday, March 18, according to spokesperson Eunicia Baker.

SCMPD responded to the scene finding the teen with a non-life threatening gunshot wound. He was transported by ambulance to Memorial University Medical Center for care.  

The teen was reportedly shot on Randolph Street by an unknown subject in a vehicle. No evidence supporting this claim was recovered by investigators. Preliminary investigation reveals that the victim was with a group of teenagers when one of the teens accidentally discharged a gun.

Detectives are following leads to confirm the shooter’s identity.

Anyone with information should call CrimeStoppers at (912) 234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637) using the keyword CSTOP2020. Tipsters remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward.

A confidential tip line also is open directly to investigators at (912) 525-3124.

Violent Crimes detectives of Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police have launched an investigation into the suspicious death of Jerry Lawson, 59, whose body was found Friday, March 18 at an abandoned house on the 2000 block of East 37th Street just after 3 p.m., according to spokesperson Eunicia Baker.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigations Crime Lab will perform an autopsy Monday, March 22.

Metro’s Criminal Investigations and Patrol divisions responded to the scene with K-9 and Forensics units.  

This investigation continues. Anyone with information on this case should call CrimeStoppers at (912) 234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637) using the keyword CSTOP2020. Tipsters remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward.

A confidential tip line also is open directly to investigators at (912) 525-3124.

Seven arrests were processed through Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department’s mobile command posts on March 18, the second day of this year’s St. Patrick’s Festival, according to spokesperson Eunicia Baker.

In total, there were three disorderly conduct charges, one reckless conduct charge, one for public urination and one fleeing to elude charge. There also were two individuals charged with affray, two charged with obstruction, three possession of marijuana charges and two possession of a controlled substance charges.

One minor is charged with possession of a firearm and one adult faced the same charge.

Of the 17 arrests since day-one of the festival, two were juveniles, five were felonies and there were 12 misdemeanors.  

These statistics represent arrests made within the boundaries of the St. Patrick’s Festival Control Zone, then subsequently processed through one of two mobile command centers, located on West St. Julian Street and Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard or River Street at the Drayton Street Ramp. 

It was a sunny November afternoon when a 20-year-old Savannah man told police that a stranger shot him while he was playing basketball on East 54th Street. Officers interviewed him at the hospital while others processed the crime scene and canvassed the area looking for leads on a suspect.

But the man recanted his story hours later and admitted the gun belonged to him and was discharged accidentally during a basketball game.

“We get reports like this all the time,” said Savannah-Chatham Police Sgt. David Barefield.

Last week, two 17-year-olds reported they were shot at from a nearby car, an incident that left one of them injured. But hours later, again, the teenagers confessed that one accidentally shot the other and police recovered the gun used during the incident.

Law enforcement officers say the growing trend of falsely reported shootings is troublesome because it elevates Savannah’s crime statistics, wastes department resources and distracts police from investigating legitimate incidents.

The false shooting report from November is only one of hundreds police receive each year, Barefield said. They inflate Savannah-Chatham’s crime statistics by about 10 percent annually.

“When we have these shootings happen, then all of our detectives are focused on what just happened,” he said, “We have people go to the crime scenes, people that go to the hospital, people that are interviewing witnesses. It’s a lot of wasted resources that we have to use.”

And it’s not just police resources and manpower that gets involved, Barefield said.

“Sometimes we’ll get Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team involved,” he said. “We’ll get other agencies involved to identify a suspect that doesn’t exist because the crime didn’t happen. There’s just so many man hours and days that can be wasted on a case like that, and they could be better used on a case somewhere else. It’s very disheartening.”

People who file the false reports vary in age, race and criminal backgrounds, but the most common reason for lying is to avoid jail time, said police Major Richard Zapal.

“If you’re a convicted felon, you cannot possess a gun,” he said. “What better indicator is there that you possess a gun other than you got shot — unless, of course, you say somebody shot me and that, of course, explains away why you didn’t have a gun because somebody else shot you.

“That’s usually the most common reason. Another reason is that ‘I was involved in a drug deal and I was shot.’ Very rarely is it that you were just walking down the street and were shot randomly.”

The problem exists in other departments around the region, too.

In April, Port Wentworth police arrested a man for shooting himself and then orchestrated a story blaming a girlfriend for the shooting. The man was accused of various crimes, including criminal defamation. The man’s girlfriend was originally taken into custody as a suspect, but was later released after being interviewed. Port Wentworth police officials could not be reached for comment.

Police say they prosecute those who file false reports when evidence is available. Filing a false police report is a misdemeanor and giving police a false statement is felony.

Twenty-two arrests were processed through Savannah-Chatham police’s mobile command posts on March 19, the third and final day of this year’s St. Patrick’s festival.

In total, there were nine disorderly conduct charges, one reckless conduct charge, one for public urination, one for DUI, one fleeing to elude charge and one charge of swimming in the Savannah River.

There also were three individuals charged with affray (fighting in public), five charged with obstruction, five possession of marijuana charges and three possession of a controlled substance charges.

One minor was charged with possession of a firearm and one adult faced the same charge. One person was charged with battery, one for driving with no license, one possession of false ID charge, one for public drunkenness, one for selling alcohol without a license, one for theft by taking and one underage drinking charge.

Of the 39 arrests since the first day of the festival, two were of juveniles, seven were felonies and 28 were misdemeanors.

These statistics represent arrests made within the boundaries of the St. Patrick’s Festival Control Zone, and subsequently processed through one of two mobile command centers, located on West St. Julian Street and Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard or River Street at the Drayton Street Ramp.

Arson investigators are probing a fire they suspect may have been started by a Molotov cocktail in the wee hours of Sunday as the four-day St. Patrick’s festival was wrapping up in downtown Savannah.

Firefighters were called to the 500 block of East Perry Street about 12:30 a.m. after a structure fire was reported. When they got there, they instead discovered an open-area fire that had already burned out, said Savannah Fire & Emergency Services spokesman Mark Keller.

There was a strong odor of gasoline in the area, and near evidence of the fire was a broken bottle with a burned rag, Keller said.

The fire department’s arson unit is handling the investigation. No injuries or structural damage were reported.

No further information was immediately available.

Police say charges are pending against a Savannah man who allegedly shot himself Monday then lied to officers to avoid revealing he had a stolen firearm. 

Officers arrived in the 100 block of Scarborough Street just after 5 p.m. to find the 22-year-old suffering from a gunshot wound. His injuries were not believed to be life threatening, and he was taken to Memorial University Medical Center for treatment. 

Originally, the man told officers that he was the victim of a drive-by shooting. But detectives later figured out the wound was self-inflicted, and they believe the shooting was accidental, said Savannah-Chatham police spokeswoman Darnisha Green.

Detectives also recovered the weapon and learned it had been stolen from another county. Green says charges are pending, and that the case remains under investigation.

Anyone with any information regarding this case should call CrimeStoppers at 912-234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637) using the keyword CSTOP2020. Tipsters remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward.

A confidential tip line also is open directly to investigators at 912-525-3124.