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County 911 Dispatch received a call from the victim – an elderly woman who lives on Currie Road in Uvalda – who told dispatchers that an unknown white male forced his way into her house. The caller explained that once in the home, the offender began searching for drugs and ultimately assaulted the woman with a weapon before exiting through the home’s back door.
Deputies, investigators, and Georgia Department of Corrections Southeast Region Criminal Investigation Department Unit Special Agents quickly rushed to the scene and established a perimeter in attempt to contain the offender. Deputies spoke with the victim, who was accompanied by a neighbor that the victim had called for help prior to calling 911. The victim told law enforcement officers that the offender was a white male with blonde, disheveled hair, who was wearing a grey hoodie and blue jeans.
The elderly lady received medical aid from the neighbor, who did the best that they could prior to responders arriving, and then was transported to an off-site location by Toombs- Montgomery EMS. At this location, the paramedics released the victim to Air Evac, where she was flown for treatment in stable condition.
Law enforcement officials from the Georgia State Patrol, Georgia Public Safety Commercial Vehicle Enforcement, Georgia State Patrol Aviation Unit, Department of Natural Resources K-9 Unit, and Vidalia Police Department arrived on the scene to canvas the region in search of the offender. Yet, after multiple attempts by the K-9 units to follow the offender’s scent trail, it was determined that no scent could be established for tracking, and the aviation unit could not locate the individual. With very little evidence at the crime scene, officers were left with very few leads.
Toombs County Sheriff Jordan Kight recently provided an update on the investigation, as he stated, “Since [December 9], invesigators have continued to actively work on this case. Based on the information provided by the victim and evidence at the crime scene, investigators have not been able to substantiate that a crime occurred.”
Kight said that the victim was transported to the hospital for medical treatment after the incident and had been released several hours later. She is expected to make a full recovery.
He explained that he could not share any further details with the public because the investigation remains active.
Anyone with information related to this case should call investigators at (912) 526-6778 or (912) 526-9292.
