Man arrested after hitting, killing a teenager with his truck
April 5, 2021
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A man is behind bars after hitting and killing a teenager with his truck.
According to the Bibb County Sheriff s Office,.
April 5, 2021
DUDLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Laurens County Sheriff s Investigators are trying to figure out who shot and killed a man outside of a convenience store.
April 4, 2021
Here s a look at the latest COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) data in Georgia, published today by the Georgia Department of Public Health.
April 2, 2021
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) According to the Washington Post, a Gallup poll shows religious membership is below majority for the first time ever. We spoke.
Georgia Man Charged With Toddler s Death Found Hiding Under Mother s Bed
On 3/4/21 at 11:04 AM EST
A suspect charged with the death of a one-year-old boy in Georgia was found under his mother s bed when officers arrested him, according to reports.
Jamarius Khalil Dixon, 19, was apprehended by officers after his girlfriend s baby boy Jayce Gibson was declared dead on February 24, 2021. The young toddler was rushed as an emergency to Macon s Coliseum Northside Hospital after his mother and Dixon said they had noticed Jayce had become unresponsive.
Jayce s cause of death could not be determined at the time and an autopsy at the GBI Medical Examiners Office was scheduled for March 1, according to a statement released by Bibb County Sheriff s Office.
An autopsy later showed that the 1-year-old died of head trauma, authorities said.
An investigation identified Dixon, who was described as the roommate/boyfriend of the child s mother, as the suspect, the sheriff s office said.
No details on what led authorities to suspect Dixon were immediately provided.
Dixon was charged with murder and first-degree cruelty to children. He was being held without bond at the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center.
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Bibb County crime rates trended down in 2020
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MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Overall crime in Macon-Bibb was down in 2020 despite a record-breaking year of homicides.
“We had significant decreases in our property crimes, and many of our personal crimes,” Sheriff David Davis said.
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office says it saw a 27% decrease in overall crime from 2019 to 2020.
Davis called 2020 an anomaly year in terms of crime. He says the pandemic could have helped lower some of the crime rates.
“I think COVID may have had an impact from both sides,” he said. “More people stayed at home, so I can see why the property numbers were down so much.”