Macon-Bibb County

Macon – Bibb County grand jurors met Tuesday and returned 14 indictments.  An indictment is a charging document issued by grand jurors if the group determines probable cause exists for the case to move forward toward trial.  Each defendant is presumed to be innocent unless and until they are proven guilty in a court of […]

Macon – A man accused of robbing a Macon Pizza Hut in August 2016 pleaded guilty to armed robbery Tuesday just before a jury was set to be selected for his trial. Reginald Dino Gilmore, 38, of Macon, was sentenced to 18 years in prison without the possibility of parole. Evidence at trial would have […]

Macon – Derrick Dwayne Lamb, 25, was found guilty of armed robbery and aggravated assault Wednesday in connection to a June 30, 2016, heist at GameStop on Presidential Parkway. Lamb, of Macon, waived his right to a jury trial, opting instead for Bibb County Superior Court Judge Howard Simms to determine his guilt or innocence. […]

Macon — Bibb County grand jurors indicted a Macon man on 11 counts of dogfighting Tuesday. Michael Dawn Montgomery, 48, is alleged to have unlawfully possessed 11 dogs in 2015 with the intent to fight them. An indictment is a charging document issued by grand jurors if the group determines probable cause exists for the […]

Macon — Bibb County grand jurors indicted a Macon man Tuesday on allegations he knowingly possessed, distributed or controlled child pornography in January. Dennis Craig Smith, 31, is charged with six counts of sexual exploitation of children. An indictment is a charging document issued by grand jurors if the group determines probable cause exists for […]

Macon — Bibb County grand jurors indicted two men Tuesday in connection with an Aug. 30 shooting at Waffle House, 4094 Pio Nono Avenue. Christopher Allen Powell, 30, of Gray, and Johntellis Montez Mathis, 30, of Macon, are charged with two counts of aggravated assault and three counts of violating Georgia’s Street Gang Terrorism and […]

Macon – Bibb County grand jurors indicted an X-Mart employee and her husband Tuesday on allegations they robbed the adult store on Emery Highway on Aug. 5. Russell Scott Frost, 30, and his wife, Whitney Taylor Frost, 23, both of Macon, are charged with armed robbery, according to an indictment filed in Bibb County Superior […]

Oct. 25, 2017 Macon – A Macon man charged in the December armed robbery and shooting of two Papa John’s pizza delivery drivers was sentenced to 35 years in prison Wednesday after a judge ruled he’d violated terms of his probation stemming from a prior incident. Charges still are pending against 20-year-old Jacob Elijah Miller […]

Oct. 23, 2017 Macon — Macon Judicial Circuit Attorney David Cooke announced Monday his donations to Crisis Line and Safe House of Central Georgia and Family Counseling Center of Central Georgia, matching money raised by the organizations through fundraising events. Additionally, Crisis Line and Safe House will receive $23,582 to buy a generator for the […]

Oct. 24, 2017 Macon – Jurors deliberated for more than three hours Tuesday before finding William C. Pounds III, 49, guilty of malice murder, felony murder and aggravated assault in the 2015, fatal shooting of his fiancé, 46-year-old Kendra Jackson. Bibb County Superior Court Judge Howard Simms sentenced Pounds to life in prison without the […]