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Two men arrested in January 2023 shooting death also charged in Thoroughbred Lane killing, sheriff's office said
MACON, Ga. — Two men are facing new murder charges after already being charged in a separate fatal shooting, according to a press release from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office. They say Shaun Mills, 37, and Terrell Ugean Mills, 40, were arrested in the Jan. 19, 2023, shooting death...
Macon-Bibb commission allocates $2 million from commissary fund for jail repairs
MACON, Ga. (WGXA) -- The Macon-Bibb County Commission authorized the supplemental appropriation of $2,000,000.00 from the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office commissary fund for jail repairs and upgrades. $1 million will be used to purchase additional magnetic locks within an older section of the jail. The additional million is allocated toward contract services - including plumbing, electrical locks, and miscellaneous jail repairs.
61-year-old motorcyclist killed after fatal collision in Macon
MACON, Ga. (WGXA)- A fatal traffic collision on Pio Nono Ave. is under investigation by the Bibb County Sheriff's Office. Deputies say the wreck happened Sunday night around 7:05 at Pio Nono Ave. and Sherry Dr. when a Chevy Malibu and motorcycle collided. The motorcyclist, 61-year-old Lorenso Poole, was rushed...
Real estate agent says copper thief caused $3 million in damage to vacant building
MACON, Ga. — One Macon real estate agent is thankful that deputies arrested a man charged with stealing copper and causing $3 million in damage to a vacant building. The Bibb County Sheriff's Office arrested Daniel Clayton Hobbs from Lizella last Friday. Hobbs is charged with two counts of burglary in the second degree.
Macon-Bibb County challenged in Georgia Court of Appeals over seizing ‘nuisance’ townhomes
MACON, Ga. — A panel of Georgia Court of Appeals judges were skeptical of Macon-Bibb County's efforts to seize a west Macon apartment complex with a long history of crime, drugs and shootings. Back in August, Macon-Bibb County announced it was trying to place the Green Meadows Townhomes in...
Georgia DAs file new lawsuit challenging state oversight panel
ATLANTA – Three Georgia district attorneys have filed a new lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of legislation creating an oversight board with the power to discipline and potentially remove prosecutors. The Republican-controlled General Assembly passed a bill last year creating the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission (PAQC) to handle complaints against local prosecutors. The panel can remove […] The post Georgia DAs file new lawsuit challenging state oversight panel appeared first on The Atlanta Voice.
Incident reports offer new details in string of deadly shootings in Macon
MACON, Ga. — Just off the heels of a deadly week in Macon-Bibb County, a series of incident reports from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office are offering new details about the string of deadly shootings. Some of the narratives — where law enforcement outlines what they discovered in their...
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