A man who traveled by Jet Ski to a sandbar on the Ogeechee River in Chatham County, Georgia, was stabbed by 47-year-old Kevin Ramage after a verbal confrontation on the evening of August 23, 2026. As the victim attempted to leave, Ramage stabbed him, and the victim responded by shooting Ramage.
The victim left by Jet Ski and met emergency responders at a nearby bridge. Ramage received treatment for non-life-threatening gunshot wounds and was subsequently taken into custody on an aggravated assault warrant.
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CHATHAM COUNTY, GA — A man who rode a Jet Ski out to a sandbar in the Ogeechee River was stabbed there by another man and shot him, according to the Chatham County Police Department.
Police say the incident happened around 6:45 p.m. on Sunday, August 23, 2026, on a sandbar near Shad Road. Witnesses and the victim told Criminal Investigations Division detectives that shortly after the victim arrived by Jet Ski, 47-year-old Kevin Ramage started a verbal confrontation with him.
The victim said he tried to leave. Ramage stabbed him. The victim fired his gun and struck Ramage.
Police say the victim left the sandbar on his Jet Ski and met law enforcement officers and EMS at Morgan’s Bridge. Ramage was dropped off at a nearby fire station for medical assistance and then transported by ambulance to a hospital for treatment of what appear to be non-life-threatening injuries.
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Ramage is in Chatham County Police Department custody and will be served with an aggravated assault warrant before being transferred to the Chatham County Detention Center, police said.
When I say carry all the time, this is what I mean. A sandbar in the Ogeechee River is reachable by water and nothing else. There is no door to lock, no store to duck into, no crowd to disappear into, and no officer a block away. A man went out on his Jet Ski on a Sunday evening for a few hours of sun and water, and he came off that sandbar with a stab wound and a defensive gun use behind him. Nobody schedules that into the day. The gun that counts is the one you have on you when an ordinary afternoon turns.
