FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Melissa Hodges
JANUARY 12, 2022
Public Affairs Officer
MDGA.gov | @USAO_MDGA

MACON, Ga. – The U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia and local law enforcement leaders are requesting citizens to report the whereabouts of the most wanted fugitives identified by Macon Regional Crimestoppers (MRCS).

 

The fugitives are wanted for charges ranging from malice murder, aggravated assault, rape, armed robbery, trafficking an elder person and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony in seven Middle Georgia counties. To view the list of wanted persons, please visit crimestop.us/top-most-wanted/. Citizens can safely and anonymously report tips at 1-877-68CRIME. Crimestoppers provides automatic rewards of $1,000 minimum payout on the Top 15 Fugitive List and up to $2,000 for tips leading to the arrest of wanted fugitives. Since 2000, MRCS has issued $1,034,973 in rewards to tipsters, leading to 10,192 criminal cases cleared.

 

All individuals charged with a crime are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of competent jurisdiction.

 

 

“Macon Regional Crimestoppers offers a safe way for citizens to help reduce violent crime by reporting the whereabouts of the most wanted fugitives,” said U.S. Attorney Peter D. Leary. “It’s a simple and rewarding way for people to make our region safer. I want to thank the community volunteers and participating law enforcement agencies involved with Macon Regional Crimestoppers for their ongoing support.”

 

“2022 marks Macon Regional Crimestoppers fourth year publicizing the Top 15 Most Wanted fugitives. This program has a tremendous success rate of about 88% fugitives captured–a testament to the community’s support of this program and its unified desire to see violent crime cease. As we move forward in the new year, we will continue to rely on the public’s help with locating these violent offenders,” said Warren Selby, Chairman of Macon Regional Crimestoppers. “We are thankful for our partnership with the U.S. Attorney’s Office and law enforcement serving our area as we all work together to make our community safer.”

 

Macon Regional Crimestoppers is a local non-profit dedicated to increasing the safety of citizens, serving Bibb, Baldwin, Houston, Jones, Twiggs, Crawford, Monroe and Peach counties. The organization partners with law enforcement agencies and community groups to provide anonymous rewards for tips that lead to criminal arrests. To learn more about Macon Regional Crimestoppers, please visit www.crimestop.us.

 

The U.S. Attorney’s Office partnership with Macon Regional Crimestoppers is a part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.

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