Sandersville 11-year-old charged with 3 counts of arson
The juvenile is being held in a state juvenile facility.
July 6, 2021
SANDERSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – An 11-year-old is charged with three counts of arson after three recent fires.
Washington County Sheriff Joel Cochran wrote on the sheriff’s office’s Facebook page that the charges are a result of a Park Avenue apartment fire in Sandersville on July 1 and two separate fires on July 4 in Bartow.
The juvenile is being held in a state juvenile facility awaiting a hearing in Washington County Juvenile Court.
“I appreciate the cooperation between the Washington County Fire Fighters, State Fire Marshal’s Office and collaboration of local law enforcement from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office and the Sandersville Police Department with bringing this case to a resolution in a timely manner,” Cochran wrote.
11-year-old arrested, charged with arson in Washington County fires
Washington County Sheriff Joel Cochran says the child was detained in a state juvenile facility and is awaiting a hearing in Washington County Juvenile Court. Author: 13WMAZ Staff Updated: 11:19 PM EDT July 6, 2021
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ga. An 11-year-old was arrested and charged with arson after a fire that happened at a trailer home on Highway 242 on Sunday.
According to Washington County Sheriff Joel Cochran, the juvenile faces 3 counts of arson in separate fires that happened at the mobile home in rural Washington County near Bartow as well as at Park Avenue Apartments in Sandersville on July 1.
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The final defendant in the criminal case alleging attempted murder of Devon Ours did not appear before juvenile court for a hearing Wednesday.
Ours, of Marietta, is mending according to family members from injuries sustained during an alleged assault on Feb. 12.
Three individuals are accused of engaging in that attack with the two adults facing attempted murder charges amongst other felony indictments.
The third alleged assailant, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, is a minor who was scheduled to appear in Washington County Juvenile Court on Wednesday for a hearing to determine whether the 17-year-old would be tried as an adult alongside Steven Andrew Osborne, 19, of 529 Federal Road, Little Hocking; and Sierah Caldwell, 18, of 3719 Blue Knob Road, Apt. B, Marietta.
¯ First-degree felony : Three to 11 years; $20,000.
¯ Second-degree felony: Two to eight years; $15,000.
¯ Third-degree felony: One to three years; $10,000.
¯ Third-degree felony involving an act of sex or violence: One to five years; $10,000.
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¯ Fifth-degree felony: Six months to one year; $2,500.
Source: Washington County Common Pleas Court. Graphic by Janelle Patterson Photo Provided
The Martins Ferry Volunteer Fire Departmentâs ladder truck was present Thursday to help commemorate the reopening of East Ohio Regional Hospital. Bennett Early Photo by Michele Newbanks
The bridge near the intersection of County Road 9 and County Road 20 in Cornersville will soon be replaced.
Two of the four men arrested on weapons and drugs charges on Oct. 1 in New Matamoras were indicted this week by the Washington County Grand Jury.