Public Safety

Ronald Lee Cribbs has been identified as the victim in the June 20 shooting on Peacock Road. The Sheriff’s Office is investigating the case as a homicide. Cribbs, 68, was killed inside his home at 4474 Peacock Road. The sheriff’s office said deputies were initially responding to a shots fired call at the home at 12:12 a.m. They found Cribbs inside. Two teenagers, ages 13 and 18, were...

An alleged case of teen sexploitation has landed a man in the county detention center. Granvel Eric Adams, 52, was held under a $10,000 secured bond on the single county of second degree sexual exploitation of a minor, according to arrest reports. His address was listed as 241 Martinez Lane. The sheriff’s office reported that the victim’s family contact officials after Adams allegedly told the teen via social...

One man was shot in the head and another is jail after an incident Tuesday on Georgia Pacific Road. Deputies were called to contract Lumber in the 1900 block of Georgia Pacific Road just after 10 a.m., the report said. They found Joshua Spaulding with a gunshot wound to the head. Spaulding was taken to Columbus Regional. Witnesses said Spaulding was shot during an argument with Dyron Smith...