Brunswick, GA: GBI charges man in Dollar General robberies

Credit: Danny / Any County News · Source: GBI press release, Oct. 9, 2026.

BRUNSWICK, GA - The GBI charged Willie Gray, 46, of Memphis, Tenn., with two counts of robbery, aggravated battery, exploitation of an elderly adult, misdemeanor obstruction and providing a false name in connection with Brunswick Dollar General robberies and a purse snatching, GBI said.

GBI says a Sept. 14 robbery at the Dollar General on Norwich Street included an assault on an elderly man; a Sept. 19 robbery at the J Street Dollar General took cash with no injuries; and on Sept. 24 a matching suspect stole a purse outside Roses on Glynn Avenue. Bystanders directed officers to a vacant property where Gray was hiding on a roof. He was booked into the Glynn County Jail on Sept. 24. Tips: GBI Kingsland 912-729-6198 or Brunswick PD 912-267-5559.

An arrest is not a conviction. Everyone is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.

Charged, not convicted.

Sources: GBI, Oct 9 2026

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