Bibb County sheriff’s deputies arrested five people on 4 November 2026 during Operation Community Shield, an operation against illegal drugs and weapons in Macon.[1][2] The sheriff’s office’s Special Investigations Unit, with the Gang Unit and SWAT Team, carried out five search warrants on Wednesday, 4 November.[1][2] Investigators said they recovered marijuana, ecstasy, firearms, digital scales and drug packaging materials from several homes.[1]
Deambrose Butler, 33, was arrested at a home in the 900 block of A Street after deputies found marijuana, a firearm, a scale, baggies and packaging materials.[1] Butler was charged with marijuana possession and distribution, including an offence involving drugs near a park or housing project, and with possessing a firearm during the commission of certain felonies.[1] Christian Person, 30, and Jessica Person, 30, were arrested after a search at a home in the 800 block of A Street, where deputies found 24 grams of ecstasy, 346 grams of marijuana and 458 grams of marijuana packaged for distribution along with three firearms.[1]
Christian Person was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and with possession of a Schedule I or II controlled substance with intent to distribute, as well as weapons counts.[1] Jessica Person was charged with conspiracy to violate Georgia’s Controlled Substances Act, marijuana offences and weapons charges, and with driving on a suspended, cancelled or revoked registration and making a false statement about motor vehicle insurance.[1] Kenterrious Coker Sr., 37, was arrested at a home in the 1100 block of N. Beddingfield Drive, where deputies found four firearms, about 1.8 pounds (0.82 kg) of marijuana, a scale, packaging materials and currency.[1] Melvin Dunlap Jr., 41, was arrested at a home in the 1400 block of Bailey Avenue, where deputies found two firearms and about 20 individually packaged bags of suspected marijuana weighing about 3.5 grams each.[1]
The sheriff’s office reported seizing 10 firearms in total, along with what it called a large amount of marijuana and a large quantity of ecstasy.[1]
WGXA reported that all five were booked at the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center and listed the specific counts filed against each, including multiple firearm counts and charges of possessing marijuana near a park or housing project.[3]
Bibb County Sheriff David Davis said the operations send a message that the office will not allow drug trafficking and the violence it often brings to take root in the community.[1]
Deputies seized more than 800 grams of marijuana at the 800 block of A Street, which they believed was partly packaged for distribution.[2]
