Macon man sentenced for a probation violation. The reason? He was charged with murder

MACON, Ga. — A Macon man accused of murder is going to prison, but — as of now — it's not for murder charges. Nicktarios ...
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Macon gun dealer who sold over a dozen firearms to an informant pleads guilty

John Cato pleaded guilty in front of Judge Marc Treadwell Wednesday to trafficking firearms, after an investigation led by ...
The Root

Georgia Prison Guards Arrested for Retaliatory Abuse of Inmate

ColorLines is reporting that seven Georgia prison guards were arrested for their involvement in the December beating of Terrance Dean, a 29-year-old prisoner in Macon State Prison, after a highly ...
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$200,000 Macon fraud case lands man in prison for a year, records say

A man who defrauded an oil company out of nearly $200,000 by getting an employee in Macon to pay a fake invoice was sentenced Wednesday, federal court records show. Steven Lewis was sentenced on ...
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Woman found dead, body decaying, in Georgia state prison cell

HABERSHAM COUNTY, Ga. — Months after giving birth, guards found a woman dead inside a state prison cell in northeast Georgia. Now, the circumstances surrounding Sheqweetta Vaughan's death have ...
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Georgia inmate gets 80 years for making bombs, mailing them to US courthouse, Justice Department

STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) — A person already in prison has been sentenced to 80 years in federal custody after authorities said the inmate built two bombs while behind bars and mailed them to a federal ...