OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF

BIBB COUNTY, GA.

DAVID J. DAVIS SHERIFF

November 8, 2020

Update: Homicide Investigation on McCall Road

The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office investigating a double homicide that took place inside of a boarding house, located at 925 McCall Road. The incident was called into the Macon-Bibb 911 Center at around 8:00p.m.

When deputies arrived on the scene, they discovered a deceased male and female inside of the house. A third individual was also found inside of the house. She was seriously injured.

According to the investigators, the assailant broke the window of a rear door of the residence and made entry. Three victims who lived at the residence were bludgeoned with a sharp object.

Bibb Sheriff’s Investigators continued to canvass the area around the home and also a thick wooded area that was located behind the homes on McCall Road, in an attempt to locate the missing home owner, Mr. Chester Novak. At around 2:00a.m. Sunday morning, Investigators discovered Mr. Novak’s body, covered with brush. He was located in a wooded area, behind a neighbor’s home.

Also at around 2:00a.m, Bibb County Sheriff’s Investigators and members of the U.S. Marshal’s Southeast Fugitive Task Force located Mr. Ronald Green Jr. at a hotel on Arkwright Road. Green was taken into custody, without incident. He was transported to the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center. Green is currently in jail, without bond, for the charges of three counts of Murder, Criminal Attempt to Commit a Felony, and a unrelated charge of a Bond Surrender.

The names of the other victims can not be released at this time, until the next of kin has been notified. The female that was transported to the Navicent remains in Critical Condition. Her name will not be released at this time.

This is an ongoing investigation. Additional information will be released as soon as it becomes available.

* The original media release is attached below.

Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact the Bibb Sheriff’s Office at 478-751 -7500 or Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.

November 8, 2020

Homicide Investigation on McCall Road

The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office investigating a double homicide that took place inside of a boarding house, located at 925 McCall Road. The incident was called into the Macon-Bibb 911 Center at around 8:00p.m.

When deputies arrived on the scene, they discovered a deceased male and female inside of the house. A third individual was also found inside of the house. She was seriously injured.

According to the investigators, the assailant broke the window of a rear door of the residence and made entry. Three victims who lived at the residence were bludgeoned with a sharp object.

Bibb Sheriff’s Investigators have a person of interest in connection with this investigation. A former tenant of the residence, 51-year-old Ronald Green Jr. is wanted for questioning. He is described a black male. He is 5 feet 7 inches in height and weighs approximately 190 lbs. * A photograph of Green is attached to this media release.

The owner of the residence, 73-year-old Chester John Novak is reported missing. Investigators are asking for the public’s assistance in helping locate Mr. Novak. It is undetermined if Mr. Novak was at the residence during the time of the incident. Bibb Sheriff’s Investigators want to locate Mr. Novak to ensure his safety. Anyone with information of his whereabouts are urged to contact the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office. *A photograph of Mr. Novak is attached to this media release.

The injured female was transported to the Navicent by ambulance and is listed to be in critical condition.

The names of the deceased cannot be released at this time, until the next of kin has been notified. The name of the injured female also will not be released at this time.

This incident is still under investigation anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact the Bibb Sheriff’s Office at 478-751 -7500 or Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.