A second chance squandered behind bars has resulted in two decades in prison for a Macon man who used his time in jail awaiting trial to terrorize fellow inmates with brutal attacks.
Dequavia Benard Pollard pled guilty to violating his probation on January 6, 2026, based on charges he received while being detained in the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center (LEC). Pollard was revoked to the Georgia Department of Corrections with a maximum possible release date of October 20, 2040.
“First offender status is a privilege, not a right,” said District Attorney Anita Howard. “When someone uses that second chance to commit more crime, as this defendant did repeatedly while in custody, they must face the full consequences under the law. This 20-year sentence holds him accountable for his actions and protects our community from further harm.”
Pollard was serving as a first offender probationer at the time of the violations. As a first offender probationer, he was subject to being resentenced to the maximum possible amount of time for his original sentence, which was 20 years and 12 months. Upon his plea of guilty, the State recommended that the Judge adjudicate him guilty of his first offender status, resentence him, and revoke his probation in full. Under Georgia law, Pollard will receive credit for the time already served.
Violent Conduct Behind Bars
While detained in the Bibb County LEC, Pollard received additional felony charges of aggravated assault and possession of contraband following multiple violent incidents:
On October 5, 2024, Pollard was observed on LEC surveillance video at 3:09 a.m. and 3:11 a.m. assaulting two other inmates in the facility. Those inmates sustained puncture wounds from a shank, which is a jail-made improvised stabbing instrument, which could be seen in Pollard’s possession during the assault.
On April 2, 2025, an inmate informed a Corporal working in the jail that Pollard had stabbed him once in the chest and once in the arm. The Corporal reviewed surveillance video and observed Pollard lunging toward the other inmate, who retreated back into his cell. Jailers investigated of the block where the assault took place and found and removed two contraband weapons.
Pollard was being detained in the Bibb County LEC after being arrested for two Macon homicides from 2023 and 2024. Those cases remain active with the District Attorney’s Office.
