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Alleged molester turns himself in
9.20 Joseph Joyner
Joseph Joyner turned himself in to authorities Thursday. - photo by Photo provided

The Effingham County Sheriff’s Office asked for the public’s help in finding an alleged child molester on Wednesday. However, by Thursday morning he had turned himself in.

Joseph Joyner, 20, of Guyton, was wanted for aggravated sodomy, child molestation and statutory rape. Sherif’sf authorities had encouraged anyone with information to contact Detective Ehsanipoor in the Criminal Investigation Division or their local authorities.

Father, Son Arrested After Armed Standoff in Eden
Sheriff's report
Deputies respond Tuesday to a home in Eden, where a father and son were arrested after a standoff following a domestic dispute. (Submitted photo)
Two men were arrested Tuesday in Eden after a domestic dispute led to a standoff. Deputies say George Driggers, 47, threatened his girlfriend and law enforcement with a gun, then barricaded himself inside a home. His father, Alford Driggers, 80, was also charged for allegedly threatening deputies.
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