Man sentenced to 25 years after being caught in underage sex sting

January 31, 2018

Macon – Jurors deliberated for about 20 minutes Wednesday before finding a 28-year-old man guilty of going to a motel with the intent to have sex with a 15-year-old girl in March 2015. Toney Mac Quesenberry, of Macon, was convicted on one count of computer pornography and child exploitation and one count of criminal attempt…

Man sentenced to 20 years in armed robbery outside Macon Starbucks

January 30, 2018

Macon – A 21-year-old man pleaded guilty Tuesday to his part in a July 13, 2016, holdup outside a Macon Starbucks. Davontae Eugene Cobb, of Macon, pleaded guilty to armed robbery. A Bibb County Superior Court judge sentenced him to 10 years in prison followed by 10 years on probation. Cobb must serve the prison…

Macon man found guilty of kidnapping

January 26, 2018

Macon – Jurors have found a man guilty of kidnapping a woman in 2015, forcing her to drive him away from Macon’s Pendleton Homes, 3401 Houston Ave. Steve Anthony Fort, 22, will be sentenced at a later date. He could face up to 20 years in prison without the possibility of parole. A trial began…

Man sentenced to 20 years in 2015 Macon fatal shooting

January 25, 2018

Macon – A Macon man pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter Thursday in the 2015 fatal shooting of Jarvis Ronte West at a Clinton Road apartment. Shavez Christian Flewellen, 25, also pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a first offender probationer and to violating his probation. Flewellen was sentenced to 20 years, 17 of…

District Attorney’s office closed due to inclement weather

January 17, 2018

Macon – The Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office will be closed Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018, due to inclement weather. The closing includes locations in Bibb, Crawford and Peach counties. The office plans to reopen Thursday. For more news from the District Attorney’s Office, follow on Twitter @DA_DavidCooke and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/DADavidCooke. Contact: Amy…

Bibb County District Attorney’s Office to delay opening Thursday

January 17, 2018

Macon – Due to inclement weather, the Bibb County District Attorney’s Office will delay opening Thursday until 11 a.m. Locations in Crawford and Peach counties will open at regular business hours. For more news from the District Attorney’s Office, follow on Twitter @DA_DavidCooke and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/DADavidCooke. Contact: Amy Leigh Womack [email protected] 478-621-6179 (office)…

Month: January 2018