Response to Media Inquiry

On Tuesday, December 12, 2023, I sent a letter to the chairman of the Macon Water Authority requesting the investigative report developed by David Cooke. Ideally, this report whether complete or not, should have been sent to the sheriff and me immediately so we could...

DA Announces Formation of Case Review Task Force

The integrity of all criminal cases in my office is the utmost priority to me. This recent situation in which particular evidence was damaged and not properly turned over to prosecutors is concerning to both the Sherriff and to me. Today, I announced the formation of...

Statement Regarding Macon Water Authority Court Ruling

Statement Regarding Macon Water Authority Court Ruling… In late October 2022, I was asked to look into the Macon Water Authority by Chairman Sam Hart, Sr., in relation to concerns regarding potential legal violations by four elected board members of the Macon Water...

News from District Attorney Anita Howard

 Our Circuit Grieves Tyre Nichols’ Death Like many of you, I am horrified by the senseless, violent attack of Memphis police officers on Tyre Nichols.  I am shaken to my core each time our nation experiences this type of incident perpetrated by those who are sworn to...

SHEDDING LIGHT ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE…

Three days before his jury trial was set to begin in Bibb Superior Court, Dontize Hughes pled guilty to Aggravated Assault and Kidnapping for a violent attack on his wife on June 15, 2020. On that fateful day, when the victim arrived home Hughes broke out the window...