One man is dead, and another is in custody following a shooting Tuesday night at a residence on Harrison Ferry Mountain.
According to the Warren County Sheriff’s Department, 57 year old Steve Pohl was shot to death following an altercation at a residence on Lewis Road. 61 year old Gregory Allen Koller is in custody. No charges have been filed.
Authorities say the two men were both Florida natives and had been living in Warren County for only a short period of time. Officials say both men were intoxicated when they got into an argument and shots were fired. Officials also say it’s possible both men were armed.
The TBI and Warren County Sheriff’s Department are still investigating the incident.

Advance Fee Fraud is a very real threat on Facebook. There are many variations, but the main lure is a claim that the target has won a large sum of money. On Facebook, this in the form of lotteries, promotions and sweepstakes.
Usually, a hacked Facebook account is used to contact someone on their friend’s list. This sneaky trick brings an element of social engineering into the mix. The unsuspecting user receives a Facebook message from a friend, and this could lower their suspicions.
Here is an example of one such message from a recent scam victim:
“She messaged me on Facebook saying, ‘Did you hear the good news?’” The intended says, “I said, ‘What news?’ The scammer says, ‘I got some money and you are on the list.”
Any time you are asked to pay a fee up front for a prize you have supposedly won, you should be very suspicious. If you had really won a cash prize, why couldn’t they just deduct any fees and forward you the rest?
For a lot of users, this seems like common sense, but scammers often prey upon the naive and less tech savvy crowd. Make sure your friends and loved ones are aware of this threat.
Always remember that just because a message comes from a Facebook friend doesn’t mean it’s legitimate. Hacked accounts are often used to spread scams, spam and malware.
Recently a local person fell for a similar scam that cost the person $300. Coffee County Sheriff’s Department Investigator Jason Dendy says he wants to warn the public that this is scam. Make sure who you are talking to is truly someone you know. Dendy added that you should never give out personal information or send money to anyone you don’t know. This particular scam asks you to send money by Western Union.
If you think you have been scammed contact law enforcement.

Coffee County Sheriff Steve Graves checking out security at Raider Academy on Wednesday.

Social media posts began Tuesday night about possible violence at area schools. School system personnel and law enforcement began an investigation into the threats. Coffee County Sheriff Steve Graves said that none of threats were found to be credible.

With the threats being made, area schools that had planned to do assemblies concerning school safety were cancelled.

Manchester Police securing Westwood Middle School.

Coffee County Sheriff Steve Graves stated that he was very pleased with the way Coffee County school system employees handled the situation. The sheriff said that a very small number of students walked out at Coffee County Middle School, but school personnel quickly got the students to return to the building. No other schools in the county reported students walking out.

Deputies on location at Coffee County Middle School

Sheriff Graves went on to say that he and his staff had already planned to have extra deputies at the high school, Raider Academy and Coffee Middle in case any difficulties arose.
Manchester Police Chief Mark Yother said he was pleased with the coordination between his department and the sheriff’s department.

Dr Ladonna McFall Director of Coffee County Schools said that everyone worked together to insure the safety of all students.
Absenteeism was up at the three Coffee County schools, with the high school reporting over 550 absentees and early checkouts combined. Coffee Middle and Raider Academy reported higher than normal absentees.