Bibb sheriff suspends downtown Macon bar s alcohol license: What we know
It s not the first time the sheriff has moved to suspend the Thirsty Turtle s alcohol license Author: 13WMAZ Staff Updated: 5:48 PM EDT July 27, 2021
MACON, Ga. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office has moved to suspend the alcohol license of a downtown Macon bar days after a shooting nearby left two people dead.
According to a news release, The Thirsty Turtle was served with an alcohol license revocation letter on behalf of Sheriff David Davis.
The suspension is effective immediately. The release also says the sheriff’s office and Macon-Bibb commission will be conducting a review of the business.
Man charged with murder in November 27 mass shooting in downtown Macon
22-year-old Damion Jarrod Tuff was arrested Friday in the shooting that left 7 people injured and one woman dead on Black Friday. Author: 13WMAZ Staff Updated: 11:49 PM EST February 12, 2021
MACON, Ga. Bibb deputies have made a second arrest in the shooting that left 7 people injured and one woman dead on Black Friday.
According to a news release from the Bibb County Sheriff s Office, 22-year-old Damion Jarrod Tuff was arrested Friday after they received a tip about his location. Tuff is the second suspect in the death of 22-year-old Jhacaya Mann, who was shot in the chest near the Thirsty Turtle bar located on Cherry Street.
Macon averaged about one homicide a week in 2020. Author: Taelore Hicks (WMAZ) Updated: 7:59 PM EST December 31, 2020
MACON, Ga. 2020 will be a year that we will never forget for many reasons. From being in a pandemic, to race relations, and right in Macon, witnessing the record breaking number of homicides that took place this year. There s just really no good reason for it but the inability to resolve interpersonal conflict with lethal force, Mayor Robert Reichert said.
These were Mayor Reichert words when addressing the uptick of violence in Macon.
Jasmine Williams is the cousin of 15-year-old, Jamerian Lawrence. Lawrence was killed in a drive-by shooting. He was one of six teens to die violently this year.
The Georgia Attorney General s Office will now appoint one to the case Author: 13WMAZ Staff Updated: 3:56 PM EST December 15, 2020
MACON, Ga. Bibb District Attorney David Cooke has requested a special prosecutor in a multi-county gambling and racketeering case.
Last week, Cooke’s office announced that 16 people had been indicted in a case his office has been investigating for well over a year.
On Tuesday, he sent out a news release that says he’s requesting a special prosecutor due to concerns he’s heard about the case.
“In light of the concerns raised in the past week about this case, and considering my ethical duty as district attorney, I have disqualified the Macon Judicial Circuit from prosecuting it,” Cooke said. “An independent prosecutor appointed from outside the jurisdiction will help ensure public confidence that this case is handled fairly and objectively.”