MEDIA RELEASE
OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF
BIBB COUNTY, GA.
DAVID J. DAVIS SHERIFF
Final Arrest Made in Homicide Investigation
Bibb County Sheriff’s Violent Crimes Investigators served arrest warrants for 19-year-old Mia Simone Hawkins ,in connection with the death of 18-year-old Montaveous Raines Jr.
Hawkins was transported to the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center and charged with murder. Hawkins is being held without bond.
Original Release Attached
December 3, 2021
Update: Arrests Made in Homicide Investigation
Bibb County Sheriff’s Violent Crimes Investigators, SWAT, Drug Unit, Gang Unit, H.E.A.T. Units, and members of the U.S. Marshal’s Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force, served several warrants in connection with the death of 18-year-old Montaveous Raines Jr. This incident occurred on Greentree Parkway on November 19, 2021.
During the execution of the warrants, 18-year-old Jaylen Bryce Smith and 19-year-old Jordan Michael Mullis were taken to the Investigations Division to be interview about the incident.
Through the course of the investigation it was discovered that Raines was fatally wounded when he and another individual met with the two suspects on Greentree Parkway. The circumstances surrounding the incident are still under investigation.
After being interviewed by Sheriff’s Investigators, both Smith and Mullis were taken to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office Law Enforcement Center and charged with Murder. Mullis was also charged with the Purchase, Possession, Manufacture, Distribution, and Sale of Marijuana. Both Smith and Mullis are being held, without bond.
The original media release is attached.
This incident is still under investigation. If anyone has any information about this incident, please contact the Bibb Sheriff’s Office at (478) 751-7500 or the Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.
