Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Johnny Jerome Brown
Gender : Male
Age : 53
Race : Black
Date : 12/16/2025
Location : Gordon Highway
City : Augusta
County : Richmond
State : Georgia
Agency : Richmond County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Deputies from the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office tried to pull over the moped Brown was riding early on Dec. 16, 2025, for a traffic violation. Brown did not stop and continued riding the moped with a passenger, which led deputies to pursue him. The moped left the roadway, went through a grass median, and then crashed into a support of a closed gas station on Gordon Highway. Brown and the passenger were taken to the hospital; Brown died later at the hospital from his injuries.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://news.yahoo.com/coroner-confirms-augusta-moped-driver-015922158.html
https://www.wrdw.com/2025/12/17/crash-turns-deadly-augusta-moped-rider-chased-by-deputies/
https://theaugustapress.com/augusta-man-dies-after-moped-crash-during-sheriffs-office-pursuit/
