SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) – Savannah Mayor Van Johnson and Chatham County District Attorney Shalena Jones responded to questions about how Lashawa Doyle, the man charged with attempted rape at Daffin Park, was repeatedly released from jail despite more than two dozen prior arrests.
Lashawa Doyle, 30, was arrested Aug. 7, 2026, by Savannah Police and charged with criminal attempt to commit a felony, aggravated sexual battery, false imprisonment and public indecency in connection with an alleged assault on a woman at the park’s bathrooms.
City staff spotted a commotion and alerted a nearby off-duty officer, who intervened and stopped the assault. Doyle remains in custody of the jail for now…