22-year-old charged for sex act with teen

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A 22-year-old Augusta woman was arrested and charged with felony child molestation Saturday after she was accused of performing oral sex on a 14-year-old girl.

Essence Michelle Odom of the 1700 block of Bransford Avenue was arrested Saturday morning, according to Richmond County jail records.

The mother of the girl told police the woman had performed oral sex on her daughter at least once between Feb. 22 and March 4, a sheriff's report says.

Warren County man dies in house fire

A 49-year-old man died in a fire at his Warren County home Friday night, authorities say.

Warren County Deputy Coroner Sandy Yelton identified the victim as Llewellyn Duval Reese, of Mesena, Ga. An autopsy was performed at the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Lab in Augusta on Saturday. Yelton said preliminary indications are that Reese died of smoke inhalation.

Mr. Reese's body was found in his frame home shortly after 9 p.m. Friday. He was pronounced dead at 9:30 p.m. after firefighters with the Warren County Fire/Rescue Services extinguished the blaze, according to Nicki Thigpen, the public information officer for the fire department.

The fire is believed to have started in the kitchen, Yelton said.

Man hit by pickup remains hospitalized

A 29-year-old Martinez man who was hit by a vehicle Wednesday near his home on Old Evans Road remained hospitalized Saturday.

Brandon Fleeman was listed in serious condition, according to a Medical College of Georgia Hospital spokeswoman.

Fleeman was struck by a Dodge Ram pickup truck as he walked in the 300 block of Old Evans Road, Columbia County sheriff's Deputy Ted Powers said.

The driver of the pickup, Rudy Rosado, 30, of Evans, swerved to avoid hitting a vehicle that was stopped for traffic, Powers said.

Nabbed loot might be a letdown for robber

One robber was likely disappointed Friday night after he stopped to look at what he had stolen.

The robbery occurred about 7:30 p.m. at the Fred's retail store at 2416 Windsor Spring Road, according to a Richmond County sheriff's report. A woman told officers that as she was walking through the parking lot, a man approached, grabbed her plastic bag and fled. The only item inside the shopping bag was a box of Kotex female sanitary napkins, the report says.