The Grand Jury met on August 22, 2023 and considered 71 cases, including: 1 murder case, 1 vehicular homicide case, 1 serious injury by vehicle case, 14 cases involving aggravated assault, 1 terroristic threats case, 1 felony battery case, 2 arson cases, 11 cases of burglary (residential/commercial), 3 armed robbery/robbery cases, 9 cases involving property damage, 7 cases of fleeing and eluding police, 1 case of failure to register as a sex offender, 2 cases of inmates possessing illegal items, 1 case of illegal possession of firearm, 1 felony DUI case, 1 dog fighting case, 12 cases involving violations of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act and 2 cases involving officers violating their oaths of office.
District Attorney’s Office Secures Back-to-Back Jury Convictions in Child Cruelty Cases
The Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office has secured jury convictions in two separate child cruelty cases, holding accountable adults who were entrusted with the care of young children and instead subjected them to abuse. State of Georgia v. Willie Clyde...