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Effingham County Sheriff's Office reports Feb. 2
Crime scene tape

Arrests/Citations

·                     Anderson Jackson, McCall Road – driving under the influence of alcohol, driving while license suspended or revoked, registration requirements and fleeing or attempting to elude

·                     Rodney Mason, Highway 80 – possession of marijuana (citation)

Incidents

·                     Old Dixie Highway – A man stated that someone broke into his trailer and stole some tools.

·                     Caroni Drive – A campground manager advised that a man had been speeding through the property.

·                     Lemans Drive – A man stated that his intoxicated wife hit him during an argument over the heater.

·                     Maple Drive – A man stated that the mother of his child had been harassing over the phone.

·                     Fort Howard Road – A man stated that an acquaintance had been harassing him via social media.

·                     Wylly Road – A woman stated that her mother had been the victim of a scam by two men claiming to be contractors.

·                     Burke Drive – A woman stated that her nephew had been acting aggressively and intimidating her.

·                     Oak Drive – A woman stated that her place of residence caught on fire due to a faulty space heater.

·                     Sixth Street – A man stated that his dog pen caught on fire through unknown circumstances.

·                     Dogwood Way – A woman stated that she and her husband got into a dispute over the husband’s alleged infidelity.

·                     Taylor Drive – A woman stated that an unknown individual stole a firearm from her vehicle.

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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