JROTC Instructor Guilty of Child Molestation

Macon, Georgia… On March 25, 2024, Charles B. Jackson, 55, pled Guilty in Bibb Superior Court to Child Molestation, Enticing a Child for Indecent Purposes, and Sexual Contact by a Person in a Position of Trust (1st Degree), for incidents stemming from his 2022...

No Honor Among Thieves

Macon, Georgia… Four Defendants who were part of a 61 count RICO, Theft, and Commercial Burglary Indictment plead Guilty on April 8, 2024, just before their trial was set to begin in Bibb Superior Court.  The crime spree of Defendants, Antuane Simmons, 36;...

Case Update: Caleb Hooten

Case Update: Caleb Hooten On Tuesday, October 10, 2023, Caleb Hooten was shot by a Peach County Deputy. That matter was investigated by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and brought to the Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office in January 2024 for review....

DA Howard Announces 2024 Focus: #HowardEncouragingAction

Each year, DA Howard selects a hashtag that symbolizes the collective effort needed to enhance our community and make it a better and safer place. In 2021, we celebrated #ChangingTheFaceOfJustice, with DA Howard’s first year as the first female, African-American...

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...

State vs. Cheylana White

Crawford County, Georgia. Cheylana White, 22, pled Guilty to Malice Murder earlier this afternoon in Crawford Superior Court for the shooting death of Daniel Jones, 52, in his own home. The State had been ready to proceed to trial on this case on December 4, 2023,...