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Port Wentworth suspect arrested
Coney
Janard Coney
Staff Report
Effingham Herald
Published: Jul 12, 2019, 1:06 PM

PORT WENTWORTH -- Janard Coney, wanted by the Port Wentworth Police Department, was arrested late Thursday afternoon.

Coney was wanted for aggravated assault, rape, false imprisonment, kidnapping, aggravated sodomy, aggravated stalking and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon after officers responded to an incident in the Lakeshore Subdivision on July 11 around 7:30 p.m. He was considered armed and dangerous. 
Rep. Buddy Carter: Granddaughters Survived Texas Camp Flooding That Killed Their Cousin
Buddy Carter
Rep. Buddy Carter spoke publicly about the loss of his granddaughters' cousin in the Texas flooding.
Updated: Jul 9, 2025, 2:59 PM
Published: Jul 9, 2025, 3:00 PM
U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., who represents Effingham County, said his twin granddaughters survived catastrophic flooding at Camp Mystic in Texas, but their 9-year-old cousin, Janie Hunt, was killed. Carter shared the heartbreaking news on social media and in interviews with Fox News, CNN, and Atlanta News First, revealing that Janie’s body was found on her mother’s birthday. Carter said his granddaughters survived by climbing onto a roof and waiting for rescue.
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