Bibb deputies investigating shooting incident involving DA’s vehicle

May 27, 2020

Macon – A bullet hole was discovered in the hood of a vehicle belonging to Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney David Cooke on Wednesday afternoon. The vehicle was parked outside Cooke’s residence. No one was injured. Bibb County deputies responded immediately and are conducting an investigation. Due to the pending nature of the investigation, the…

District Attorney announces launch of free online Record Restriction application portal

May 27, 2020

Macon – Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney David Cooke announced the launch of a new online application portal for record restriction applications on Wednesday. Georgia law provides for the restriction of certain criminal history records for non-criminal justice purposes, such as employment, when approved by a prosecuting attorney. The Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office…

District Attorney announces decision in Crawford County officer-involved shooting

May 5, 2020

Macon – After reviewing initial results of the GBI’s investigation into an April 27 officer-involved shooting in Crawford County, Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney David Cooke announced Tuesday that the shooting has been deemed justified. “Based on my review of the evidence gathered thus far, it is clear that Lt. William Owenby was justified in…

Tele-Court video conferencing coming to Macon Judicial Circuit courtrooms

March 30, 2020

Macon – TeleCourt video conferencing technology will soon be available in Macon Judicial Circuit courtrooms. Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney David Cooke announced Monday that his office pledged earlier this month to use $15,000 seized from criminals to pay start-up costs for the system. The Macon Judicial Circuit will be the third jurisdiction in Georgia…

District Attorney announces decision in Macon officer-involved shooting

March 23, 2020

Macon – After reviewing initial results of the GBI’s investigation into a March 1 use of force incident involving a Bibb County deputy, Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney David Cooke announced Monday that the shooting has been deemed justified. “Based on my review of the evidence gathered thus far, it is clear that Deputy Jeremiah…

Criminal Justice Resource Fair and Record Restriction Event postponed

March 17, 2020

Considering guidance from government and health officials, our office is postponing the Criminal Justice Resource Fair and Record Restriction Event previously scheduled for April 7 until a later date. We are developing an online record restriction application portal and hope to launch it in the coming weeks. Bookmark macondistrictattorney.org for updates! We are also postponing…

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