Man sentenced to 20 years in Macon armed robbery

April 30, 2018

Macon – A Chauncey man pleaded guilty to armed robbery Monday in the Nov. 8, 2017, hold-up of a Citgo station on Shurling Drive. Ronald Edward Goucher, 44, was sentenced to 20 years in prison during a hearing in Bibb County Superior Court. Goucher must serve his entire sentence without the possibility of parole. If…

DA’s Office matching funds raised for crime victims at annual golf tournament

April 27, 2018

Macon – The Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office will match all funds raised today at the Family Counseling Center of Central Georgia’s 4th annual golf tournament held at Healy Point Country Club. The money will be used to help the center provide free services to victims of domestic violence, rape, child abuse and other…

New school-justice partnership to be implemented for 2018-2019 school year

April 24, 2018

Macon – After participating in a two-day presentation and discussion, prosecutors, representatives from the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice, Bibb County School District and other government and community partners have developed the framework for a new school-justice partnership. The partnership, modeled on successes experienced by Clayton County’s schools and juvenile court, will focus on addressing…

Woman sentenced to prison, pay $711,000 restitution in medical office theft case

April 23, 2018

Macon – A woman who formerly worked in two Macon medical offices pleaded guilty Monday to 49 counts of theft by taking and one count of forgery. Melissa Dyan Zediker, 46, was sentenced to 30 years, five of them in prison. She also must pay $711,881 in restitution. If the case had gone to trial,…

District Attorney’s Office to host site visit for school-juvenile justice partnership

April 20, 2018

Macon – The Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office is set to host a site visit Monday and Tuesday for a new Bibb County school-juvenile justice partnership. Representatives from the district attorney’s office, Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, Bibb County School District, Bibb County Juvenile Court, Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice, Bibb County Department of Family…

Man sentenced to prison in 2016 fatal Macon shooting

April 12, 2018

Macon – Bibb County jurors deliberated for more than two hours Thursday before finding a man guilty of malice murder in the 2016 fatal shooting of 37-year-old Marcus Braswell. Brandon Trayvon Haywood, 27, also was found guilty of felony murder and aggravated assault. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.…

Month: April 2018