GBI Arrests Two in Screven County Rape Investigation of Two Teen Girls

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) has arrested and charged Fredrion Javari Spells, 21, of Portal, GA, with rape, child molestation, and sexual battery. Wesley Travis Brown, 17, of Statesboro, GA, has been charged with rape, statutory rape, and sexual battery.

On September 1, 2024, the Screven County Sheriff’s Office requested the GBI to investigate the rape of two teenage girls. Both Spells and Brown were booked into the Screven County Jail.

The investigation remains active and ongoing. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Screven County Sheriff’s Office at 912-564-2013 or the GBI regional investigative office in Statesboro at 912-871-1121. Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at GBI Tips, or by using the See Something, Send Something mobile app.

Upon completion, the case file will be forwarded to the Ogeechee Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.