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Man Wanted for Assaulting Girlfriend Now in Custody

A man who was wanted in a local aggravated assault case in August is now in custody. The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office says 37-year-old Dejuan Marco White was wanted in…

Dejuan Marco White

Local Man Wanted for Aggravated Assault Now in Custody

A man who was wanted in a local aggravated assault case in August is now in custody.

The Richmond County Sheriff's Office says 37-year-old Dejuan Marco White was wanted in connection with the incident August 13 at the East Augusta Commons apartment complex in the 400 block of East Boundary.

White is accused of trying to run over his girlfriend with his car after she reportedly told him she no longer wanted to be in a relationship with him.  Investigators say White hit two vehicles in the parking lot in the process.

He was taken into custody and charged with two counts of Aggravated Assault and two counts of Criminal Damage to Property.

Mary Liz is the News Director and Co-Host of Augusta’s Morning News on WGAC. She spent 11 years as a News Director at an Indiana Radio Station. She has also worked as a former Police and Courts Reporter for The Republic Newspaper and Assistant Marketing Director of Merchants National Bank in Indianapolis. Mary Liz focuses most on local breaking news stories, feature stories on upcoming events, or community-service related organizations and the people who serve them. She has been with WGAC since 1995.