PRESS RELEASE – At approximately 5:30 in the morning on April 25, 2025, deputies with the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to make a report in reference to a motor vehicle accident with an animal. A female driver informed deputies that she hit a bear with her car around 4:30 a.m. at the intersection […]

STEPHENS COUNTY, Ga. – SCSO Responds to Suicide Threats, 1 Individual Transported to Hospital for Mental Health Care At approximately 3:38 p.m. yesterday, April 17, deputies with the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a 911 call in reference to suicide threats at a residence on Oak Valley Road near Holly Springs Road. Prior […]

STEPHENS COUNTY, Ga. – In late November 2024, the Stephens County Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of one Tek84 Intercept body scanner for use within the Stephens County Jail. The new technology was procured using money from the opioid response fund in an effort to stop the impact of illegal drugs in the jail […]

PRESS RELEASE – This week, the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office Crime Suppression Unit (CSU) assisted the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office (ARDEO) with searches throughout the county in regard to drug trafficking. Beginning in January 2025, ARDEO agents initiated an investigation into a drug trafficking operation that involved large quantities […]

GEORGIA – FYN became aware of an arrest made this morning at the Georgia State Capitol thanks to a new program called The Georgia Hour with BKP on VoiceofRuralAmerica.com. Georgia State Senator Colton Moore was seen being shoved to the ground and arrested as he tried to defy a ban that would keep him from […]

PRESS RELEASE – Two suspects have been taken into custody regarding a suspected assault that occurred on New Year’s Day in the Defoor Road area. Upon arrival at a single-car accident on Sunset Drive at 2:45 a.m. yesterday, Jan. 1, deputies found the vehicle to be abandoned and covered in blood. After a thorough search […]

PRESS RELEASE – Last week, deputies with the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office S.T.I.N.G. Unit captured five wanted fugitives in Stephens County. On Tuesday, Dec. 10, deputies executed an arrest warrant on Theodore Swilling, 75 of Toccoa, who was wanted in the county on felony probation charges. Deputies received a tip that Swilling was staying at […]

PRESS RELEASE – The GBI has arrested and charged Jeremy Lee Mans, age 32, of Toccoa, GA, with Trafficking Methamphetamine, Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony. On November 22, 2024, the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office, the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office, and the […]

PRESS RELEASE – On Wednesday, Nov. 27, a deputy with the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office S.T.I.N.G. Unit conducted a traffic stop on a red in color RAM 1500 in reference to the vehicle displaying no tag. While patrolling East Currahee Street, a S.T.I.N.G. deputy observed that a red in color RAM 1500 truck displayed no […]

PRESS RELEASE – On Monday, November 25, 2024, the GBI arrested and charged Corey Bryant, age 36, of Toccoa, GA, with malice murder in connection to the death of Angela Baker, age 42, of Toccoa, Georgia. On Friday, November 22, 2024, at about 4:30 p.m., the GBI was requested by the Toccoa Police Department to […]

PRESS RELEASE – SCSO Deputies Arrest Subject Following Monday Night Manhunt At approximately 5:51 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 11, Stephens County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the Whispering Woods area of Martin in reference to a disturbance. While heading to the call, deputies were informed that the male caller and female homeowner were being […]

PRESS RELEASE – The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office, in collaboration with the Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office, has been awarded the Gang Activity Prosecution (GAP) Grant to enhance efforts in identifying and prosecuting gang members in the local community. “The $70,000 grant was appropriated by the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS) […]

The race in Georgia has been called! Georgia has turned red! News outlets have called the race in Georgia as a tight race between former President Trump and Vice President Harris. Trump was able to flip the state after Biden previously won the state in 2020. Final numbers are still too early to know, but […]

PRESS RELEASE – On Tuesday, Oct. 15, a deputy with the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office S.T.I.N.G. Unit conducted a traffic stop on Highway 17 Alternate near New Road. The stop resulted in the arrest of a male driver in possession of illegal narcotics. At approximately 1:49 p.m., a deputy was traveling south on Highway 17 […]

PRESS RELEASE – In the early morning hours on Oct. 5, 2024, a deputy with the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit conducted a traffic stop on a blue in color Buick Lesabre which resulted in the arrest of one individual. While traveling along Big A Road at around 2:30 a.m., a deputy got behind […]

STEPHENS COUNTY, Ga. – On Oct. 9, deputies with the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office S.T.I.N.G. Unit responded to a possible motor vehicle crash. The incident resulted in an arrest for driving under the influence and possession of an illegal substance. Around 6:40 p.m., deputies were dispatched to a call regarding unknown trouble, possibly a motor […]