Man found guilty of aggravated child molestation of 4-year-old girl

May 24, 2018

Macon – Jurors deliberated 30 minutes Thursday before finding an Acworth man guilty in the 2016 aggravated child molestation of a then-4-year-old girl. Dowridge Lamont Foster-Waithe, 21, was sentenced to life in prison. Chief Assistant District Attorney Nancy Scott Malcor and Assistant District Attorney Cara Fiore presented evidence during the Bibb County Superior Court trial…

School-Justice Partnership moves forward with second meeting

May 21, 2018

Macon – Representatives from the District Attorney’s Office, Public Defender’s Office, Bibb County Juvenile Court, Bibb County Schools, Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice and other government and community partners met Monday to make decisions about how to implement a School-Justice Partnership. The partnership, modeled on successes experienced by Clayton County’s schools…

Man sentenced to 20 years in prison in burglary of neighbor’s home

May 15, 2018

Macon – Jurors deliberated for less than an hour Tuesday before finding a Macon man guilty in the 2014 burglary of his neighbor’s home. Warren Jessie Ferguson, 58, was found guilty of burglary at the conclusion of a two-day trial in Bibb County Superior Court. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison without the…

District Attorney’s Office participates in 2018 Bibb County Schools career day events

May 15, 2018

Macon – Staff from the Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office participated in four career day events this spring at Bibb County elementary and middle schools. Prosecutors, victim advocates and support staff volunteered to man information tables at Williams Elementary in March and at Heard Elementary and Ballard Hudson Middle schools in May. They answered…

Man sentenced to prison in Macon robbery

May 14, 2018

Macon – A Macon man pleaded guilty to robbery by sudden snatching Monday and was sentenced to 10 years, four of them in prison. Jaquize Mcgell Johnson, 25, entered his plea during a hearing in Bibb County Superior Court. If the case had gone to trial, prosecutor Jonathan Gordon would have presented evidence that Johnson…

Man sentenced to prison in Macon store robbery

May 8, 2018

Macon – A Macon man pleaded guilty to robbery by force Tuesday, a year after he forced his way into the cash booth at the Quick Zip on Pio Nono Avenue, fought with employees and stole money. Gerald Lynn Clover Jr., 39, was sentenced to 10 years, four of them in prison, during a hearing…

Month: May 2018