2 arrested after Valdosta shooting turns into car wreck The two were arrested in connection to the Valdosta incident. (Source: Lowndes County Jail) By WALB News Team | January 8, 2021 at 2:28 PM EST - Updated January 8 at 2:28 PM
VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - Two people are in the Lowndes County Jail after a shooting Thursday, according to the Valdosta Police Department.
It happened around noon in the 900 block of East Cranford Avenue.
Police said they responded to a call regarding a hit and run that turned into a dispute.
A police report said that when the first officer arrived on the scene and attempted to get information from witnesses, Sherman Cowart walked up and began to try to attack the people the officer was talking with.
VPD tases man after woman was cut with knife He was arrested by VPD (Source: Lowndes Co. Sheriff) By Dave Miller | January 7, 2021 at 10:34 AM EST - Updated January 7 at 10:34 AM
VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - About 2:00 Wednesday morning January 6, Lowndes County 911 got a call that someone was being assaulted in the 2800 block of Caldwell Drive.
Officers of the Valdosta Police Department (VPD) arrived to see Xyzavier Matchett, 37, arguing with a woman, while holding a large butcher knife. The officer told him to drop the knife, but Matchett refused.
The officer then tased Matchett, and that made him drop the knife. Matchett was taken into custody by VPD.
Alabama News
Alabama State Troopers initiated a pursuit at approximately 8:30 p.m. Monday, December 21, in Macon County on a 2020 Hyundai Elantra.
Troopers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on Interstate 85 at the 32 mile marker for a speeding violation. Driver Joshua Davon Tyus, 24, of Century, Fla., refused to stop and continued south on Interstate 85, pursued by ALEA Troopers.
Tyus eluded Troopers and other law enforcement officers through multiple counties before coming to a stop in a rest area on Interstate 65 in Butler County.
Tyus was charged with Reckless Driving and Attempting to Elude and was taken to the Lowndes County Jail.
VPD arrests man for killing dog, disorderly conduct
VPD arrests man for killing dog, disorderly conduct By Dave Miller and Jennifer Morejon | December 23, 2020 at 11:40 AM EST - Updated December 23 at 7:35 PM
VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) -A man faces charges after police say he shot and killed a dog.
Neighbors tell us the man’s roommate was watching the dog while his neighbor was away. They also say the owner is not aware of what happened, he should be arriving home on Sunday. Man shot dog in Valdosta. (Source: WALB)
They say the dog was a white American bulldog, a puppy named Bella.
December 23, 2020
Two local men were arrested after a high speed chase across multiple counties in in Alabama.
Alabama State Troopers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a Hyundai near the Tuskegee exit on I-85 for a speeding violation.
Troopers said driver Joshua Davon Tyus, age 24 of Century, refused to stop and led them on a chase that led them some 70 miles. He eventually came to a stop at a rest area on I-65 near Greenville in Butler County.
Tyus was charged with reckless driving and attempting to elude and was booked into the jail in Lowndes County, Alabama.
The only passenger in the vehicle 23-year old Devonche Xiaxian Brown of Molino was also taken to the Lowndes County Jail to await extradition to Escambia County, Florida, on outstanding felony warrants.