Macon man sentenced to prison for sex with underaged girl

June 21, 2019

Macon – Bibb County jurors found a Macon man guilty of having sex with an underaged girl Friday following a four-day trial. Quantez Dixon, 26, was found guilty of statutory rape. Jurors found Dixon not guilty of aggravated child molestation and two counts of child molestation. A judge sentenced him to 20 years in prison.…

Two sentenced to prison in 2017 Macon fatal shooting

June 18, 2019

Macon – Two people were sentenced to prison Monday in the 2017 fatal shooting of 20-year-old Keenan Olajawon Guice and the subsequent investigation. Demarcus Colson, 26, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm by a first offender probationer during a hearing in Bibb County Superior Court. As part of a…

Former FVSU staffer pleads guilty in prostitution case

June 17, 2019

Fort Valley – A Fort Valley woman pleaded guilty Monday to her part in the prostituting of a Fort Valley University student and herself in 2017 and 2018. Alecia Jeanetta Johnson, 49, pleaded guilty to six counts of prostitution Monday in Peach County Superior Court as part of a plea agreement. A judge sentenced her…

Man sentenced in 2017 Macon shooting

June 11, 2019

Macon – A Macon man pleaded guilty Tuesday to his part in a 2017 shooting. A trial had been set to begin Tuesday for 24-year-old Kendre Sherrick Brown. Brown pleaded guilty to aggravated assault before jury selection began. A judge sentenced him to 20 years. The first 10 years of Brown’s sentence must be served…

Gang member sentenced to prison in Macon burglary, shooting

June 10, 2019

Macon – A man associated with a Macon street gang was sentenced to prison on Monday after he pleaded guilty to his part in the burglary of a woman’s Macon home in 2016 and an associated shooting. Markell Keshon Clark, 24, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, burglary and violating Georgia’s Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention…

District Attorney David Cooke at wooden podium

District Attorney announces multi-million dollar settlement, plea agreement in statewide illegal gambling case

June 6, 2019

Macon – Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney David Cooke announced Thursday the dismantling of one of the largest illegal gambling operations in Georgia. The District Attorney’s Office entered into a more than $14 million civil forfeiture settlement this week with Georgia Atlanta Amusements LLC, its owners and associates. As a condition of the settlement, Georgia…

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