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Capt. Scott Peebles will make announcement Monday

Announcement could involve a run for sheriff

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Sunday, March 11, 2012 8:43 PM
Last updated 11:16 PM
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    Richmond County sheriff’s Capt. Scott Peebles said he will make an announcement at 10 a.m. Monday on the steps in front of the Augusta-Richmond County Judicial Center and John H. Ruffin Jr. Courthouse, 735 James Brown Blvd.

    It has been widely reported that Peebles would run for sheriff so long as sitting Sheriff Ronnie Strength did not run for re-election. Strength announced Friday he will not.

    Richmond County School Safety Lt. Richard Roundtree, a former sheriff’s investigator, also has said he would run. Strength’s brother-in-law, Lt. Robbie Silas, has expressed interest as well. Silas is expected to make that announcement Tuesday.

    During his retirement announcement Friday, Strength hinted that someone else within the sheriff’s office had expressed interest, but he declined to say who.

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    csraguy
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    csraguy 03/11/12 - 10:43 pm
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    This community would be very

    This community would be very well served by Captain Peebles. With his experience, education, training, integrity and leadership, he is prepared to take Richmond County to the next level.

    It is clear that Sheriff Strength supports Captain Peebles as he has lead all of the major operations for the Sheriff's Office in the past couple of years resulting in many felony arrests and convictions as well as the removal of many drugs and guns from our area. With violent crime at its lowest level in 7 years combined with a major reduction in burglaries due to strategic placement of the burglary task force, he has proven he can get the job done and do it well.

    We need a visionary leader who we can trust implicitly to take a good department and make it far better and there is no clearer choice that Captain Peebles.

    Patty-P
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    Patty-P 03/12/12 - 12:19 am
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    I hope part of the

    I hope part of the announcement is that they got some of my tvs and jewelry in that bust a week ago.

    Riverman1
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    Riverman1 03/12/12 - 06:55 am
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    Strength is not supporting

    Strength is not supporting any candidate in the primary.

    CABoatright
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    CABoatright 03/12/12 - 07:11 am
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    CSRAGuy, Thanks for stating

    Unpublished

    ADAMS
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    ADAMS 03/12/12 - 07:41 am
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    Captain Scott Pebbles has

    Captain Scott Pebbles has done a poor job with solving cold case murders in Richmond County( two black teenagers girls murdered bodies found by the railroad track off Laney Walker, no suspects) and his bid for Sheriff will fall short.

    dade30906
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    dade30906 03/12/12 - 07:46 am
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    Its time for Richmond County

    Its time for Richmond County to elect its first black Sheriff, Major Ken Autry who oversees Captain Pebbles and all violent crimes and drug operation.

    obkad
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    obkad 03/12/12 - 08:13 am
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    Oh yeah here we go.. lets

    Oh yeah here we go.. lets play the race card!!!! lets pick the BEST qualified......Good Going dade,,,,,,,,,

    Riverman1
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    Riverman1 03/12/12 - 08:17 am
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    I'm curious why Maj. Autry is

    I'm curious why Maj. Autry is not running? He's the most superior of all the candidates and appears to be the best to me. But I readily admit I'm an outsider.

    Little Lamb
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    Little Lamb 03/12/12 - 08:38 am
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    @ADAMS — Here is a link to

    @ADAMS — Here is a link to the story. Have the sheriff's investigators just put the evidence in a box and let the case go cold?

    Little Lamb
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    Little Lamb 03/12/12 - 08:39 am
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    @RM — You have got to have

    @RM — You have got to have the fire in the belly to run for sheriff. Perhaps Autry does not.

    csraguy
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    csraguy 03/12/12 - 09:00 am
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    River, as LL says, it takes a

    River, as LL says, it takes a huge "fire in the belly" and a lot of passion to take on this monumental task. Working 24/7, 50% of the people disagree and talk about you no matter what you do, etc. etc.

    As for the Sheriff supporting Scott Peebles; that is very clear and that is why I said supporting instead of endorsing. If his brother in law were not to get in the race then you would see the endorsement as he all but said on TV the other night. And, all of those as Sylvia Cooper said have known for months the Sheriff was not running again also are fully aware of whom he believes is the most qualified person to lead the agency.

    David Parker
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    David Parker 03/12/12 - 09:06 am
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    We need an Andy Taylor.

    We need an Andy Taylor. Whoever handles things as he would should be voted in.

    everybodylies
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    everybodylies 03/12/12 - 09:29 am
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    I hope and pray that the

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    Little Lamb
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    Little Lamb 03/12/12 - 09:51 am
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    Hey, that's an interesting

    Hey, that's an interesting screen name, everybodylies. Leo Kottke recorded a song by that title.

    Little Lamb
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    Little Lamb 03/12/12 - 09:57 am
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    Remember that in Georgia, the

    Remember that in Georgia, the office of sheriff is designated partisan. Therefore, each candidate must declare a party when qualifying. Presumably Shaft will declare Democrat. Peeples will need to play his strategy carefully. Should he run as a Democrat against Roundtree in July or qualify as a Republican and run against Roundtree in November?

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    Austin Rhodes 03/12/12 - 10:14 am
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    Maj. Autry has never, ever

    Maj. Autry has never, ever wanted to be Sheriff...actually laughs out loud at the prospect...does not want the headaches.
    As I said last week...with Peebles declaring as a Democrat...there will likely be someone, one of the longtime veterans of the dept., who will quietly qualify as a Republican in the event that Peebles does not make it out of the Dem primary.

    IF Peebles wins the Dem primary, that person will withdraw. IF Peebles does not win the primary, that person will push forward.

    everybodylies
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    everybodylies 03/12/12 - 10:28 am
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    @LL. Thank you. As far as the

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    Little Lamb
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    Little Lamb 03/12/12 - 10:52 am
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    The tradition in Richmond

    The tradition in Richmond County elections up to now is that all sheriff candidates ran as Democrats. But in 2008, Ronnie Strength dodged a bullet in the July primary election. What was that bullet? Well, in May, 2008, Democratic party chairman Lowell Greenbaum escorted Jimmy Lee Sullivan into the board of elections office to register Sullivan to run against Ronnie Strength in the primary. The thinking was that Sullivan (black) would win in a cakewalk against Strength (white) because most of the white voters would be voting in the Republican primary because there were two or three real contests there. The trouble was that Sullivan did not have a required document — a certified copy of his high school diploma if I remember correctly.

    Here are some links to the story:

    Sandy Hodson

    Sylvia Cooper

    This year, 2012, we will have a sho ’nuff barn burner in the July Republican primary — the four-way race for U.S. Congressman. Most of white Augusta will be voting there, making a Democrat primary race difficult for Peeples.

    Riverman1
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    Riverman1 03/12/12 - 01:27 pm
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    Austin said, "As I said last

    Austin said, "As I said last week...with Peebles declaring as a Democrat...there will likely be someone, one of the longtime veterans of the dept., who will quietly qualify as a Republican in the event that Peebles does not make it out of the Dem primary.

    IF Peebles wins the Dem primary, that person will withdraw. IF Peebles does not win the primary, that person will push forward."

    Austin, so you are saying there's some type of collusion between some in the RCSO to keep certain people from becoming Sheriff? I think you said the other day some said they would resign if someone they didn't like won. It sounds like lots of manipulation going on instead of everyone being honest and just running on their own merits.

    Riverman1
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    Riverman1 03/12/12 - 12:12 pm
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    As LL says and stories in

    As LL says and stories in other places, Richmond County is going to turn out in the Republican primary to prevent Lee Anderson from getting the nomination. That's going to hurt white candidates running for Sheriff as a Democrat.

    Riverman1
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    Riverman1 03/12/12 - 12:15 pm
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    Using Austin's scenario, it

    Using Austin's scenario, it would also be interesting if more than one person decides to run as a Republican. This thing could get wild.

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