Monday January 20th, 2025 1:35AM

GBI arrests four following fugitive manhunt in White County

By Lawson Smith Anchor/Reporter

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested four following a fugitive manhunt in Helen Thursday. 

According to a release from the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office, law enforcement in Myrtle Beach, SC,  requested assistance locating a fugitive,Courtney Cole Scott, 32, who was wanted for Possession of a Weapon During a Violent Crime and Armed Robbery. 

Agents with the GBI, along with the White County Sheriff’s Office , The Cleveland Police Department, and the Helen police department, initiated a manhunt  in Helen which ended with Scott’s arrest in Cleveland. 

Three other individuals, all from Myrtle Beach,  were also arrested in the case: 

Kaylynn Bohan, 23, of Cleveland, GA was arrested for Hindering the Apprehension of a Criminal,Possession of Cocaine, and Crossing the Guard Line with a Controlled Substance .

Jeffrey Edwards, 62, of Myrtle Beach, SC was charged with Hindering the Apprehension of a

Criminal.

Katrina Edwards, 51, of Myrtle Beach was charged with Possession of Cocaine and Hindering

The Apprehension of a Criminal.

All suspects were booked into the White County jail.



 

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