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GROVETOWN, Ga – Tragic details have emerged from a recent domestic murder-suicide in Columbia County, shedding light on the harrowing events leading up to the incident involving Myneika Scott and her estranged husband, Titus Scott. The couple, parents to three children aged 8, 12, and 17, had a troubled history, with Myneika reaching out to authorities multiple times since October.
In one of her initial calls in October, Myneika reported feeling unsafe after Titus followed her home from their daughter’s softball game. Her concerns grew over time, and in November, she contacted the Columbia County Sheriff’s office again, this time to request a welfare check on Titus. She feared for his mental health, suspecting he was suicidal. When deputies arrived, they indeed found Titus in a concerning state, with a nearly empty bottle of liquor and a loaded handgun on his table.
The tension escalated in March when Myneika discovered that Titus had entered her residence on Oxbow Drive in Grovetown without her knowledge and hidden her laptop. This violation of her privacy prompted yet another call to law enforcement.
Such repeated interactions with the authorities highlight the alarming situation Myneika was facing, culminating in the tragic outcomes reported by the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, where both she and Titus lost their lives in this heartbreaking domestic incident.
He wasn’t arrested or charged for any of these incidents.
Titus and Myneika were ending their second attempt at marriage, separating in 2024. Reports show Titus’s behavior escalating over recent months, with Myneika claiming in March that he was harassing her and wanted to get back together, calling more than 80 times over a three day period.
“It’s heavy. Like today’s heavy. You know, it is hard that when you hear these stories, you wonder where the gaps are in the system. You’re wondering, how did we as a community fail a person?” said Aimee Hall, Executive Director at Safe Homes of Augusta about the situation.
NewsChannel 6 went to the neighborhood where Myneika was killed to talk to some of her neighbors. One of Titus’s cousins approached us and told us the couple were high school sweethearts. She said the family is in shock over what happened and that they had their problems, but were both good people and the family never saw this coming.
We also spoke to a woman who lives nearby. She told us she witnessed a confrontation between Titus and Myneika at the end of last year.
“You could kind of hear commotion. They were outside. But it appeared that she was attempting to flee or get away from him in that moment. He was sort of chasing her. She kind of circled back and got in her vehicle. And then she left,” explained Desiree Cobb.
Cobb said things like this don’t generally happen in the neighborhood.
“Very quiet. I mean, we have law enforcement that live in the neighborhood. You really don’t see law enforcement coming out.”
Hall said it’s hard to see someone else die from domestic violence.
“It’s hard not to internalize this, especially when you’re advocates for this and like what could be different in our community? And I just keep going back– that this is a community problem. You know, we have got to break the silence and we’ve got to learn the warning signs,” she said.
We read Hall part of one of the police reports where Myneika told deputies she didn’t believe Titus was violent and that she didn’t want him arrested or to press charges.
“That’s normal. They don’t want to see their loved one. She probably genuinely loved him. As the father of her kids, she probably doesn’t want to see him, you know, prosecuted,” Hall explained.
Hall told us the most dangerous time for domestic violence victims is when they try to leave and their abuser feel like they are losing control.
If you or someone you know are in a domestic violence situation you can find help at any of the resources listed below.
Safehomes:
Cumbee Center:
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233.
Photojournalist: Reggie Mckie.