Two people were arrested following a search warrant this past Friday, May 31st. Detectives with the Multi-Jurisdiction Task Force conducted a search warrant at 964 SW Koonville Avenue shortly before 10:00am. The search warrant was executed following an extensive investigation. During the search warrant, a variety of drugs and weapons were recovered. Two people who…
Several of our deputies participated in criminal interdiction training this week which resulted in several arrests and a large drug seizure. From Tuesday, May 28th, through Thursday, May 30th, members of the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office (Georgia) interdiction team came to Columbia County to provide updated training to our deputies in criminal interdiction. Lowndes County…
(Pictured from Left: Thompson, Horndasch, and Agosto-Pizaro) Deputies arrested three people after disrupting a burglary in progress last Friday. On May 2, 2024, deputies were dispatched to the mini warehouses in Ellisville after the owner of the business reported that surveillance cameras were being tampered with. Upon arrival, deputies located Danielle Horndasch (35) inside a…
A traffic stop for a busted windshield resulted in the recovery of 4 pounds of methamphetamine, the arrest of a wanted fugitive in another state, and an ongoing multi-agency investigation. On April 24, 2024, a deputy with CCSO was conducting criminal interdiction on I-75. He observed a vehicle with a broken windshield and conducted a…
The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office is sad to report the death of one of our retired K-9’s. K-9 Deputy “Rek” passed away peacefully yesterday. Rek served with the CCSO from August of 2014 to October of 2020. During his career, Rek assisted in searching for and locating suspects, missing persons, and narcotics. Most of all,…