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Marshals arrest person of interest in Rincon homicide
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Staff Report
Updated: Jun 2, 2010, 6:06 PM
Published: Jun 2, 2010, 6:09 PM

U.S. Marshals have arrested a man sought by Rincon Police as a person of interest in a homicide.

Chris Todd Lawrey, 45, was arrested at a motel in Marietta, Ohio, late Tuesday night. He was taken to the local jail and is awaiting extradition to Effingham County.

Lawrey was being sought as a person of interest in the death of Linda Shaffer, 60, was found dead in her Rincon home on May 28. 
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)
Updated: Jul 23, 2025, 4:05 PM
Published: Jul 23, 2025, 4:17 PM
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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