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Cecil Ridley

Case from Augusta, GA dated Nov 19, 2019

Victim Details

Cecil Ridley

Male

Black / African American

Augusta

GA

2019-11-19

51

Cecil

Ridley

07/05/2026

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On a Tuesday evening in Augusta, Georgia, 51-year-old Investigator Cecil Ridley was working to make the city's streets safer. As a member of the Richmond County Sheriff's Office narcotics unit, he was part of a proactive team specifically tasked with curbing a recent wave of gun violence in the area. On November 19, 2019, this vital work would tragically be his last. While patrolling, Ridley and his fellow deputies noticed a group of people loitering in front of the Augusta Mart at the corner of ...
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  • Suspect in Richmond County officer death officially arrested, charged
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