Man sentenced to life plus 50 years in Macon rape, attempted rape committed days after his release from prison

November 15, 2019

Macon – A Macon man was sentenced to prison Friday after Bibb County jurors found him guilty of raping one woman in February 2018 just hours after he attempted to rape another woman. A trial began Tuesday for Jamal Chris Rowe, 30, in Bibb County Superior Court. Jurors deliberated for a little more than an…

Macon man sentenced to life in 2018 armed robbery

November 7, 2019

Macon – A Macon man was sentenced to life in prison Thursday after Bibb County jurors found him guilty of robbing the Just One More Smoke Shop on Riverside Drive in 2018. A trial began Tuesday for Benjamin Lanier Statham Jr., 35, in Bibb County Superior Court. Jurors deliberated for about an hour and a…

Gang members sentenced to prison in 2018 robbery

November 5, 2019

Macon – Two Macon gang members were sentenced to prison this week for their part in a 2018 armed robbery. Twayne Jafar Rainey Jr., 20, pleaded guilty Monday to armed robbery, possession of a prohibited item by an inmate and violating Georgia’s Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act. A Bibb County Superior Court judge sentenced…

Man sentenced to prison for impersonating GBI agent, pandering

November 4, 2019

Macon – A man who impersonated a GBI agent to mislead a woman in 2017 was sentenced to prison Monday. Andrew Lee Wright, 46, pleaded guilty to impersonating an officer and pandering. A judge sentenced Wright to serve five years in prison, the maximum penalty for impersonating an officer. He will simultaneously serve a 12-month…

Month: November 2019