Douglas, GA: Coffee County firefighter charged, GBI says

Credit: Danny / Any County News · Source: GBI press release, Oct. 12, 2026; WALB. Booking photo: Coffee County Jail via WALB.

DOUGLAS, GA - The GBI charged William Jerry Minix II, 43, of Nicholls, a Coffee County firefighter, with sexual battery against a child under 16. He was booked into the Coffee County Jail on Oct. 9, GBI said.

Coffee County Sheriff's Office asked GBI to investigate on June 12 after allegations of inappropriate contact with a child. GBI said Minix was employed as a firefighter but the alleged contact did not occur while he was on duty. The case will go to the Waycross Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office when the investigation is complete. Tips: Coffee County Sheriff 912-384-4227 or GBI Douglas 912-389-4103.

An arrest is not a conviction. Everyone is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court. No minors are named or shown.

Charged, not convicted.

Sources: GBI, Oct 12 2026

Images: minix-mug-clean.jpg: Coffee County Jail booking photo via WALB; gbi-seal.jpg: GBI seal. No AI-generated images. Site video is the ACN text-card still with the narration; booking photos are not shown.

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