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Macon Man Accused of Baseball Bat Beating

Submitted by Brad Wilson
Sunday, April 15th, 2012, 3:58pm

Macon police arrested a man after witnesses say he beat another man with a metal baseball bat.

Macon police spokeswoman, Jami Gaudet, says they arrested 32-year-old Joseph Moore around 4:30 Sunday morning.

In a news release, Gaudet says it happened on Hillcrest Avenue at Hillyer Avenue.

Gaudet says when officers arrived at the scene they found the victim "lying face down in the street, visibly bleeding from the head." The release says police saw Moore near his vehicle with a metal bat in his front seat.

Moore told the officers that he and the victim began to fight while he was driving in his car. He says when he stopped, the fighting moved to the street.

According to the release, witnesses told police during the fight Moore kicked the victim in the chest and began hitting him in the head and body repeatedly with the bat.

The victim was taken to the Medical Center for treatment. Moore was arrested and take to the Bibb County Jail.

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Man Robbed at Gunpoint in Macon Barber Shop

Submitted by 13WMAZ Web Staff
Monday, April 9th, 2012, 6:05pm

Macon police are investigating a reported armed robbery at a barber shop early Monday morning.

According to a police report, Shelton Edwards told police that four men forced their way into his barber shop at 781 Smith St. around 4:15 a.m. and pulled a gun on him.

Shelton reported that the men took his cell phone and $80 in cash, then fired a shot as he ran away.

There are no suspects in the case.

The police report does not say why Edwards was in the barber shop at 4 a.m. and he could not be reached for comment.

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Macon Woman Accused of Assaulting Husband With Tools

Submitted by Bernard O'Donnell
Monday, April 9th, 2012, 2:26pm

A Macon woman is accused of stabbing her husband in the genitals with a screwdriver and hitting him in the head with a wrench.

Police spokeswoman Melanie Hofmann says 39-year-old Edith Shellow was arrested Sunday.

She said the assault happened early Sunday after the couple argued. She said she didn't know what they were arguing about.

Hofmann says Shellow then took her husband to the hospital for his injuries around 3 a.m. Sunday. She was later arrested at their home at 1080 Sunnydale Drive.

She was taken to the Bibb County jail and charged with aggravated assault-family violence, police say. She is being held on $9,550 bond.

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Macon Police Arrest 6 on Drug Charges

Submitted by Brittiny Barber
Thursday, April 5th, 2012, 1:18pm

Macon Police say six people were arrested Wednesday, after they served a search warrant on an East Macon home.

Spokeswoman Melanie Hofmann says at about 5:45 p.m., CID Drug Unit officers went to 1052 Joe Davis Drive.

Six people at the home face drug charges and one person had a pending arrest warrant out for simple battery.

19-year-old Tamarcu Chantez Sinclair, 22-year-old Wilson Benjamin Bryant and 19-year-old Carrie Mae Mobley were arrested for being present where drugs are used, kept or sold.

23-year old James Tyrone Davis faces charges of being present where drugs are used, kept or sold and a simple assault warrant.

19-year-old Torrey Deion Wright was charged with possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute.

Wilshun Benjamin Bryant was arrested and charged with hindering and interfering and disorderly conduct.

 

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Easter Bunny to Visit Shoppes at River Crossing

Submitted by Jacqueline Harnevious, 13WMAZ Community Web Producer
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012, 11:52am
Easter Bunny to Visit Shoppes at River Crossing

MACON, GA.--The Easter Bunny hops on over to the Shoppes at River Crossing for KidsFest on Saturday, April 7.

You can find face-painting, crafts, games,  on the Village Green from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.

The Easter Bunny hops into Kids Fest from 11-2.

See more information.

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Macon Family Mourn Yvonne Jackson

Submitted by Brittiny Barber
Monday, April 2nd, 2012, 8:25pm

An autopsy showed the woman found dead in a Macon home on Friday died of a single gunshot wound to the head, according to Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones.

The police report says 40-year old Yvonne Jackson lived in the Patterson Street house, which police say was set on fire.

A single black wreath hangs on the door where Jackson's three children live with their father.

"She always made me laugh," says 11-year-old Ciara. "She was funny. She was cool. She could sing."

Right now, they cling to memories of the happy times says 16-year-old Joshua.

He remembers their favorite game. "I would squeeze her and hug her tight, and me and her would play wrestle."

Josh and his two sisters have lived with their father, Adrian, since the couple separated several years ago.

"She was a wonderful person," says Adrian. "She's going to be greatly missed, and I pray to God we get justice soon."

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Macon Arson Investigation: Dead Woman Was Shot

Submitted by Bernard O'Donnell
Monday, April 2nd, 2012, 3:50pm

Macon police say the woman found dead in a burned Macon home died from a gunshot wound to the head.

Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones says an autopsy showed 41-year-old Yvonne Jackson was shot in the head before the fire.

Fire investigators found Jackson's body in an upstairs bedroom at 1147 Petterson St. Friday.  That's off Napier Avenue and east of Pio Nono Avenue.

Fire Chief Riggins said the house fire is an arson case.

In a news release, Police Chief Mike Burns said, "We have treated this case as a homicide from the beginning. Our investigation to identify and arrest Yvonne Jackson's killer continues."

Police and fire investigators ask anyone with information on the case to call police, or Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68-CRIME.

 

 

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