Robbery Suspect Arrested

The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to report the arrest of a robbery suspect. Emmanuel Ratliff (32) was arrested yesterday afternoon for robbing two separate Dollar General stores last week. The first robbery took place on August 16th at the Dollar General located near the intersection of S.R.247 and C.R.252B. Ratliff walked into the…

Student Arrested with Firearm at CHS

On August 18, 2022 School Resource Deputies at Columbia High School received a tip of a student who was possibly in possession of firearm coming onto the campus. The tip was received by our agency from a partnering law enforcement agency who was working a separate investigation. Deputy Cortese and school administration located the student…

Robbery Suspects Arrested After Vehicle Pursuit

(Deputies apprehending suspects following pursuit)   On Tuesday afternoon, August 2, 2022, deputies responded to the Dollar General located at the intersection section of S.R.247 and C.R.240 for a report of a robbery that had just occurred. A suspect and vehicle description was provided to deputies who were responding to the scene. Deputy John Markmiller…

Business Leaders Thanked for New K9 Deputy

(Sheriff Hunter with K9 Deputy Chaos and community leaders)   On Wednesday August 3, 2022, Sheriff Hunter hosted a ceremony to introduce some of our community business leaders to one of our newest deputies. We are now pleased to introduce the rest of our community to K9 Deputy Chaos. In June of this year, one…