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News Articles: camden county

This still image provided by Camden County Sheriff's Office shows the police dash camera video of a traffic stop involving a sheriff's deputy and Leonard Cure on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023, in Camden County, Ga.

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A Georgia deputy won't be charged for killing an exonerated man during a violent traffic stop

A Georgia district attorney says he won't pursue charges against a sheriff's deputy who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop that spiraled into violence. Leonard Cure was killed three years after being released from a Florida prison by authorities who concluded he was locked up for a crime he didn't commit.

February 25, 2025
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  • Associated Press
Three sheriff-elects in Coastal Georgia elevated by voters seeking change, reform in their communities in the 2024 election.

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Three new sheriffs elected in Coastal Georgia as voters seek change

Three first-time or non-incumbent candidates for sheriff in Coastal Georgia won these powerful law enforcement posts, as voters chose change and reform in these positions that control jails and solve crimes within county lines.

November 08, 2024
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  • Jake Shore
Leonard Cure

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Georgia deputy denies allegation of excessive force in killing of exonerated Black man

Leonard Cure was shot and killed during an October 2023 traffic stop along Interstate 95 in Camden County.

May 29, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
Rust on newer cell door at the Camden County Detention Center.

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Camden’s sheriff let us tour the deteriorating county jail. Here’s what we saw

As part of the The Current‘s ongoing election coverage and candidate interviews, reporter Jake Shore and photojournalist Justin Taylor paid a visit to Camden County Sheriff Jim Proctor at the Woodbine office and detention center for an interview. While he won’t be on the main ballot on May 21, his challengers have put his spending and jail record foremost in their messages.

May 03, 2024
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  • Jake Shore and
  • Justin Taylor
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Family of exonerated Black man killed by a Georgia deputy is suing him in federal court

The family of a slain Black man has filed a federal lawsuit against the Georgia deputy who shot him during a traffic stop that spiraled into violence.

February 27, 2024
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  • Associated Press and
  • Benjamin Payne
A bookshelf at the Woodbine Public Library in Camden County. Credit: Sonia Chajet Wides and Kate Griem / The Current

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With election season, Coastal Georgia lawmakers turn attention to libraries

Facing a primary challenge, state Sen. Ben Watson jumps on a library-critical effort.

January 31, 2024
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  • Craig Nelson and
  • The Current
Mary Cure speaks to reporters flanked by her family's attorneys, Harry Daniels, left, and Ben Crump, right, at a news conference Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, in Woodbine, Georgia, announcing their intention to file suit against the Camden County Sheriff's Office for the death of her son, Leonard Cure. A deputy fatally shot Leonard Cure after pulling him over on suspicion of speeding and reckless driving, Oct. 17, 2023.

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Attorneys for family of absolved Black man killed by deputy seeking $16M from Georgia sheriff

Attorneys for the family of a Black man fatally shot by a Georgia deputy during a traffic stop are demanding $16 million in restitution from the sheriff's office. The attorneys say Tuesday they have sent Camden County notice that they intend to file suit.

December 06, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Screenshot from the only body camera footage available from the Camden County Sheriff's deputies botched raid that led to the death of Latoya James. (GBI) Credit: GBI

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Fight over police experts in Camden’s LaToya James death lawsuit

Expert witnesses on behalf of police and prosecutors in court cases have come under scrutiny in recent years.

November 30, 2023
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  • Jake Shore and
  • The Current
A still image from a deputy’s body camera video provided by the Camden County Sheriff's Office shows Staff Sgt. Buck Aldridge following a chase and arrest on June 24, 2022.

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Georgia deputy who shot absolved man had prior firing for excessive force. Critics blame the sheriff

A Georgia sheriff's deputy who fatally shot a driver in a roadside struggle has been a part of other traffic stops that spiraled into violence. 

November 20, 2023
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  • Associated Press
In this photo provided by the Innocence Project of Florida, Leonard Allen Cure poses from the floor of the Florida legislature in Tallahassee, Fla., in April 2023, on the day his compensation bill was passed. Cure, who spent more than 16 years in prison in Florida on a wrongful conviction, was shot and killed Monday, Oct. 156, by a sheriff's deputy in Georgia during a traffic stop, authorities and representatives said.

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Georgia deputy shoots, kills Black man who spent 16 years in prison on wrongful conviction

A Black man who spent more than 16 years in prison in Florida on a wrongful conviction has been fatally shot by a sheriff's deputy in Georgia during a traffic stop. Leonard Cure was shot and killed by a Camden County deputy during a traffic stop Monday.

October 17, 2023
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  • Associated Press
A computer-generated rendering of a concrete launchpad holding two small rockets

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5 things: Spaceport Camden spending

Millions spent were spent. Who benefited from the doomed Spaceport Camden?

 

August 23, 2023
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  • Maggie Lee
A voter enters the polling place at Woodbine City Hall during the March 8, 2022, referendum on the county land purchase for Spaceport Camden.

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Camden County looks to move voting precinct boundaries

Committee assigned to look at crowding, locations for next election.

August 01, 2023
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  • Caelen McQuilkin
In this screenshot taken from Camden County Detention Center surveillance video provided by attorney Harry Daniels, jailers beat detainee Jarrett Hobbs at the facility, in Georgia, on Sept. 3, 2022.

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Justice Department should investigate beatings at Georgia jail, attorney says

A civil rights attorney and a local NAACP president are calling for the U.S. Justice Department to investigate what they're calling the systemic abuse of detainees at a county jail in Georgia.

May 31, 2023
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  • Associated Press
An illustration of the proposed Camden Spaceport site

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A Camden grand juror speaks on the spaceport investigation

With limited time and a deluge of documents, the last grand jury made little headway, but it instructed its successors to continue the probe.

April 26, 2023
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  • Mary Landers
A rendering of the proposed spaceport in Camden County, Ga.

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Attorney general, grand jury lean on Camden to release spaceport records

County officials continue to keep secret many documents and correspondence related to the $12 million Spaceport Camden project.

March 15, 2023
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  • Mary Landers
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