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TROUPE, JOSHAWN DAVANTAE
Vidalia Police and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation have made an arrest in a homicide that occurred just days before Christmas last year.
Joshawn Devonte Troupe, age 18 of Lyons, has been arrested and charged in the murder of Savahna Rashona Chamblee of Soperton.
On December 19 of last year, Vidalia Police were called to Memorial Health Meadows Hospital in Vidalia where an 18-year-old female patient had been presented with a gunshot wound. Officers learned the identity of the victim when they arrived at the medical facility. Chamblee, was transported by Air Evac to Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah where she died of her injury.
Vidalia Police and the GBI joined forces to work on the murder case. A felony warrant was issued for Troupe and he was taken into custody Wednesday of this week without incident and booked into the Toombs County Detention Center on one count of felony murder. He has been denied bond by Chief Superior Court Judge Bobby Reeves.
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The GBI is reporting the arrest and charges against a Waynesboro man in the deaths of an Emanuel County man and Jenkins County woman.
Raheem Whitfield has been charged with felony murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime in connection with the deaths of Tyrell Brown and Maxine Jones. Whitfield was taken into custody on Tuesday.
On Sunday morning, Millen Police had responded to the Annie P. Chance Veteran’s Center in Millen in reference to a shooting. Officers found Brown with a gunshot wound, but Jones showed no immediate signs of trauma. However, both were pronounced deceased at the scene.
Police responded to another shooting later Sunday morning that appears to be related to the early morning incident. No one was injured in the second shooting.
The bodies of Brown and Jones were taken to the GBI Crime Lab where a medical examiner will perform autopsies to determine the cause of death of the man and woman.
Anyone who may have information on this incident is asked to contact Assistant Special Agent in Charge Danielle O’Connor at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
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Robert Toombs wants to acknowledge their March Students of the Month. The Student of the Month is based on work ethic, good character, good and/or improved grades and attendance. Our Student of the Month in Lower Elementary is Rush Payne, in Upper Elementary is Talon Boyd, in Middle School is Alejandro Paez, and in High School is Caroline Thompson.
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Another area school had to address a threat allegedly made by a student as did Toombs County Middle School on Monday.
The Candler County Sheriff’s Office reports that Wednesday morning, a student at Metter High School threatened to cause a situation at the school and while the Sheriff’s Office did not say what that threat was, a teacher who heard the comment didn’t take the threat idly and quickly informed the administration who then contacted School Resource officers. The officers removed the student from the premises, and the unidentified student will face appropriate disciplinary actions based on the severity of the threat.
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