Man sentenced to prison in 2017 Macon shooting

July 20, 2018

Macon – A Macon man was sentenced to 15 years, eight of them in prison, Thursday afternoon in connection with a 2017 shooting on Hawkinsville Avenue. Kevin Tremaine Johnson, 30, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault during a hearing in Bibb County Superior Court. If the case had gone to trial, prosecutor Sandra Matson would have…

Woman sentenced to prison in molestation of preteen girl

July 19, 2018

Macon – A woman was sentenced to a dozen years in prison Thursday after she pleaded guilty her part in the 2015 molestation of a preteen girl. After her release from prison, 36-year-old Latalia Santoria Hutchings must serve eight years on probation with sex offender conditions. She also must register as a sex offender. Hutchings…

Partners sign School-Justice Partnership Agreement to address juvenile offenses

July 17, 2018

Macon – A new juvenile justice initiative will be in place Aug. 1 when students begin classes in Bibb County public schools. Representatives from several Bibb County offices and state agencies signed the Macon-Bibb County School-Justice Partnership Agreement Tuesday, agreeing to handle specific “Focused Act” offenses that typically are seen in schools outside the traditional court…

Grand jury returns indictments in two Macon murder cases

July 10, 2018

Macon – Bibb County grand jurors indicted defendants in two Macon murder cases Tuesday: Jaquavius Terrion Moore and Malcolm Bernard Peek, both 17 and of Macon, are each charged with malice murder and felony murder in the June 18, 2017, fatal shooting of 57-year-old Emanuel Stroud Sr. Tirell Darnell Mitchell, 26, of Macon, is charged…

Man sentenced to prison in Barrington Hall armed robbery

July 5, 2018

Macon – A Macon man pleaded guilty to armed robbery Thursday in a Jan. 10, 2017, home invasion in north Macon’s Barrington Hall subdivision. Quatrell Jamar Spearman, 21, was sentenced to 20 years, 13 of them in prison, as part of a plea agreement. If the case had gone to trial, prosecutor John Regan would…

Man sentenced to prison in Crawford County crime spree

July 2, 2018

Roberta – A Crawford County man who choked a woman at a Roberta motel in April pleaded guilty Friday to aggravated assault and was sentenced to 10 years, four of them in prison. Prosecutor Neil Halvorson called 26-year-old Stephen Strange a “menace to society” during the plea hearing in Crawford County Superior Court. Strange was…

Month: July 2018