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Deejay discovered dead
From page one
County. She was reported missing
on the same day she failed to re
port to work at the station.
Burke and Richmond County
authorities identified the body
as Ms. Shields on Monday, with
autopsy results released by the
Georgia Bureau of
Investigation’s Crime Lab in At
lanta on Tuesday showing Ms.
Shields died of a blunt trauma to
the head. The report also stated
there was evidence of her having
been run over several times by
her 1993 Ford Explorer, which
was also reported missing.
Burke County investigators
have been conducting week-long
interviews and remain careful
not to release major details sur
rounding Ms. Shields death and
the whereabouts of her Ford Ex
plorer. Authorities hope to make
arrests by New Years Day.
Davis Broadcasting employees
reporting to work on Monday
learned of their colleague’s
death. Among them was Ron
Thomas, production manager for
Foxie and operations manager
for The Breeze.
“Nicole touched everyone,”
says Thomas. “It was a big blow
for everyone to come to work
Monday to find out she was gone.
Everyone at the station is in a
down mood right now. We’re just
trying to pick up the pieces and
go about the business of the sta
tion.”
Ms. Shields, an Illinois native
who resided in Pinnacle Place
subdivision in Hephzibah, began
her career in the Augusta mar
ket on 92.3 The Beat. After Davis
Broadcasting, which owns Foxie,
96.9 The Touch and WTHB 1550
Uity/County BEAT
AM, purchased the station, Ms.
Shields was brought on board
then-newly-added jazz station,
92.3 The Breeze. She was known
to the jazz listeners as simply
Diamond.
Afterthe Breeze was converted
to 100 percent national syndica
tion, Ms. Shields made her pre
miere with Foxie as Nicole Dia
mond. She worked there on a
part-time basis, filling in for off
duty air personalities and work
ingon weekends. Her Nicole Dia
mond Show aired on Foxie on
Saturday mornings from 6 a.m.
to 10a.m., and Sunday mornings
from midnight to 6 a.m. She was
last on the air on Saturday morn
ing, December 27.
The station fielded numerous
calls from listeners who either
were curious to confirm what
Lawsuit threatened
From page one
arecent issue of Augusta Focus,
Mr. Mack addressed the LWDC
and the audit. “The audit done
on Laney Walker was negative,
8o they must comply with the
regulations,” Mr. Mack told a
reporter.
The letter said in part: “Over
thecourse of the past few months
you have consistently made a
number of public comments. ..
which are inaccurate, deliber
ately misleading, and which im
pugn upon the integrity of the
LWDC Board. Your actions con
stitute an intentional attack on
LWDC and its Board
members... Today, the LWDC
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was once a rumor, express out
rage and dismay over her mur
der, or offer condolences to her
family and the station. After be
ing on the air for only three and
a half months, Ms. Shields had
already established a significant
following of loyal listeners.
Fattz lauded Ms. Shields as
being “very eager and energetic”
about her work as a radio per
sonality. Her career was on the
verge of a major surge after hav
ing successfully performed her
first live remote broadcast on
Tuesday, December 23, for Soft
Sheen preducts.
Likemany who knew her, Fattz
continues to ponder the ques
tion of her death in one word:
Why?
“I always told (Nicole) I had
lots of plans for her,” says Fattz,
Board of Directors convened a
meeting to discuss the hostile,
malicious, and flagrant accusa
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the Board voted to pursue any and
all legal action available to LWDC
against you for your continued
behavior.”
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who himself established a repu
table foothold in the Augusta
market with WT'HB in the early
1980 s and with Foxie since its
inception in 1986, and has guided
the careers of many young air
personalities, including Ms.
Shields’. “It’s hard to compre
hend the death of a divorced
mother of three who had great
ability and knowledge of this
business. We at Davis Broadcast
ing are asking everyone to keep
her three children in their
prayers. She was a valuable loss
to the station and the commu
nity. We will truly miss her.”
Irene “Nicole Diamond”
Shields is survived by three chil
dren, ages six, eight and 10. No
complete funeral arrangements
were made at Augusta Focus
press time.
The letter also indicated that
city administrator Randy Oliver
and members of the county com
mission would be named in the
lawsuit as well.
This article was written before
the 24-hour period had elapsed,
but every indication was that
Mr. Mack would not apologize.
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Motorist stopped,
charged with crack
cocaine possession
A 35-year-old man was stopped,
tested for drugs and arrested for
possession for crack cocaine.
James F. Rosencrans, was trav
eling down Laney Walker Blvd.
when he was stopped by Deputy
John Jones at 1:38 a.m. on De
cember 28th. According to police
reports Rosencrans had seven
pieces of what appeared to be crack
cocaine laying in plain view in his
gray 1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass.
After investogator Ralph Odum
tested the substances in the field,
the results were positive.
Rosencrans was then arrested
and taken to Richmond County
Sheriff’s Department.
Man wounded by
police officer
A 46-year-old man was shot in
the chest by a Richmond County
Sheriff’s Deputy who says the man
fired at him first.
On December 29th at 1:30 a.m.,
Deputy Scott White responded to
2415 Turkey Trail Drive for the
second time in reference to trouble
with David Carter Graham.
When the officer arrived at the
scene Graham held a black re
volver in his possession. Accord
ing to the police report, he then
pointed and fired at Deputy White.
Graham missed and White retali
ated with one shot, striking the
offender in the chest area.
This case was turned over to be
handled by the Georgia Bureau of
Investigation.
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AUGUSTA FOCUS
JANUARY 1, 1998
Compiled from Richmond
County Sheriffs Department
reports by Christy Allen
Pedestrian shot
Jesse Lee Mangram, 22, was walk
ing around the 1100 block of Sum
mer Street on December 30th at
2:37 a.m., when he was approached
and shot by an unknown subject in
an unidentified yellow vehicle.
The complainant advised depu
ties that he would not prosecute.
The case was then turned over to
investigators.
“Pll shoot you,”
man threatens his
own mother
A 39-year-old man threatened to
shoot his mother and then kill him
self afterwards.
Grace R. Lee, a 73-year-old
mother, stated that her 39-year-old
sondJerry Allen Lee, allegedly called
her residence and threatened her.
Hestated he was going to come over
on January 15, 1998 and shoot her
in both of her knees and watch her
suffer, then commit suicide.
At this time, no action has been
taken.
Argument over
chores turns violent
An argument between two sis
ters escalated to a violent battle.
One sister was arrested and com
mitted to Richmond County Jail.
Tonya M. Lee, 24 years of age,
stated she and her sister had been
arguing over the amount of house
work being done. Officers’ investi
gation revealed that Jeannine
Parker, the complainant’s 23-year
old sister, had severely bitten her
sister’s right hand.
Parker was then arrested.
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