Macon-Bibb County

Macon – A Macon man who created fake Facebook profiles to manipulate a girl into participating in sex acts was found guilty of aggravated child molestation and other crimes Thursday. Adrian Fernand Tennison, 44, was convicted following a three-day jury trial in Bibb County Superior Court. A judge sentenced him to 75 years in prison. […]

Macon – A man caught on video burglarizing Vineville Baptist Church in 2017 was sentenced to two years in prison Tuesday as part of a plea agreement. Carlos Ismael Montoya, 27 of Macon, must also serve three years on probation and pay $2,459.38 restitution to the church, located at 2591 Vineville Avenue. If the case […]

Macon – A Macon teenager was sentenced to prison Monday in a 2017 carjacking at Quick Serve, 1106 Rocky Creek Road. DeAnthony Marcell Smith, 17, pleaded guilty to armed robbery during a hearing in Bibb County Superior Court. A judge sentenced him to serve 12 years, with the first eight in prison without the possibility […]

Macon – A Macon man was sentenced to 20 years Monday in the statutory rape of a 14-year-old girl in 2017. Willie James Davis, 37, pleaded guilty during a hearing in Bibb County Superior Court. The first 10 years of his sentence must be served in prison. While on probation, Davis must abide by sex […]

Macon – Bibb County grand jurors voted to indict five people on murder charges Tuesday in the October fatal shooting of 16-year-old Kendrick Darnell Davis. Cortavius Hassan Ates, 20, Eric Bowden, 17, Demarkis Jamichael Hammonds, 19, Jamon Deshon Jackson, 18, and Troy Jackson, 16, each are charged with one count of felony murder, according to […]

Macon – A Decatur auto body shop owner pleaded guilty Monday to staging car crashes and inflicting intentional damage on customers’ cars to pocket larger insurance payments. Alfonzo McKeever, 55, pleaded guilty to racketeering just before his trial was set to begin in Bibb County Superior Court. A judge sentenced him to serve 15 years. […]

Macon – Bibb County grand jurors voted to indict a Broxton woman on murder charges Tuesday in connection with a Macon woman’s 1991 disappearance. Melinda Hill McSwain, 46, is charged with malice murder, felony murder and kidnapping with bodily injury. The indictment alleges McSwain abducted Sabrina Long, held her against her will and that the […]

Macon – After reviewing initial results of the GBI’s investigation into the Tuesday officer-involved shooting of a woman in Lizella, Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney David Cooke announced Monday that the shooting has been deemed justified. Four members of the U.S. Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force went to a house on Fulton Mill Road […]

Knoxville – A Byron man who stole a patrol car and led deputies on a high-speed chase in June was sentenced to prison Wednesday. Gator Leon Shaw, 26, pleaded guilty to theft by taking during a hearing in Crawford County Superior Court. A judge sentenced him to serve 20 years, 10 of them in prison. […]

Macon – Bibb County Sheriff’s Office Cpl. Jimmy Culver Jr. graduated Friday from the National Forensic Academy. The highly sought-after 10-week training for crime scene technicians is held at the University of Tennessee, home of The Body Farm. Culver put his name on the waiting list for the class three years ago, but was at […]