Police blotter
Four teens arrested in beating of pizza man
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Four teens were arrested in the Dec. 20 beating and robbery of a pizza delivery driver.
A Martinez 14-year-old was arrested Jan. 5 and an Augusta 15-year-old was arrested Thursday. They were taken to the Columbia County Detention Center and were charged with armed robbery, according to Columbia County sheriff's Capt. Steve Morris. They are being held in the Regional Youth Detention Center without bond.
On Jan. 4, police arrested Teron Deangelo Dowds, 18, of Augusta, and on Thursday, Johnathan Terrell Jackson, 17, of Martinez, was arrested in the incident, according to Morris.
The Domino's Pizza delivery driver told police that about 9:30 p.m. Dec. 20, he was delivering a pizza to 440 Ridge Trail in Martinez when four men hit him. The driver said the men stole $60 of Domino's money, $100 of his money and then stole his vehicle.
The following accounts were taken from reports provided by the Columbia County Sheriff's Office:
Two arrested after gun, ammo found in car
Two Augusta men were arrested last week after they were caught with a handgun and ammunition.
Police arrested Thessalonias Holmes, 22, and Cassius Holmes, 17, on Jan. 8.
Thessalonias Holmes was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and driving on the wrong side of the road. He was being held in the Columbia County Detention Center Tuesday without bond, according to jail personnel.
Cassius Holmes was charged with possession of a weapon by someone under age and was released Jan. 8 after posting a $2,100 bond, according to jail personnel.
Deputies stopped a Pontiac Grand Prix just after midnight Jan. 8 because the driver, Thessalonias Holmes, was failing to maintain lane on Washington Road near Bobby Jones Expressway. A sheriff's office dog alerted on the vehicle, which was then searched. Police found a Hi-Point .40-caliber weapon and 40 Blazer Brass bullets hidden under the center console. The men denied owning or knowing the owner the weapon.
Thessalonias Holmes was discovered to be a convicted felon for weapons charges. As Thessalonias Holmes was being arrested, Cassius Holmes claimed ownership of the gun.
Bookbag taken from Jeep during game at school
A Columbia County teenager called police last week after his Jeep was broken into during a basketball game at Evans High School.
The teen said he had parked his Jeep in the student parking lot about 7 p.m. Friday. When he returned about 10:20 p.m., the back sliding glass was open and his bookbag was gone.
He found the bag close by, but some calculators had been taken from inside.
Dog euthanized after being shot
A Grovetown woman told police Sunday that someone had shot her dog.
She said when her children got home from school, they let the family's two dogs out into the fenced yard. The dogs escaped the fence, but later returned. The woman said she noticed her pit bull terrier had been shot in the hindquarters.
The woman said she rushed the dog to an emergency veterinary hospital, where it was euthanized.
Martinez-Columbia Fire Rescue Activity Report for the week of Jan. 6-12:
Structure fire, one; wood/brush/grass fire, one; vehicle fire, one; controlled/unauthorized burns, two; activated fire alarms, eight; activated carbon monoxide detector, one; gas line ruptures, four; medical incidents, 23; vehicle accidents, five; rescue incidents, two; investigate various incidents, eight; and assist residents, two.