MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE: Additional arrest made in connection with Death Investigation on Jeffersonville Road
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office Gang Unit, Drug Unit, and Criminal Investigations Division arrested nineteen-year-old Shamar Tyrell Stewart of Macon. Shamar Stewart was wanted in Bibb County in connection with the death of Cortavius Hassan Ates on February 10, 2024.
Shamar Stewart was apprehended after a search and arrest warrant was executed at a residence within the 400 block of Forest Hill Road. He was transported back to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office Investigations Headquarters. After further investigation, Stewart was transported to the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center.
Shamar Tyrell Stewart faces charges of Aggravated Assault, Participation in Criminal Street Gang Activity, and Murder. He does not have a bond.
This incident is still under investigation. Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500 or the Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.
Media Release
February 15, 2024
Arrest made in connection with Death Investigation on Jeffersonville Road
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office Gang Unit with the assistance of the Strategic Intelligence Unit, Drug Unit, Special Response Team, and the Twiggs County Sheriff’s Office, arrested thirty-year-old Kendarrious Rayshun Cone of Macon.
Kendarrious Cone was wanted in Bibb County in connection with the death of Cortavius Hassan Ates on February 10, 2024.
Kendarrious Cone was apprehended in Twiggs County and then transported back to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office Investigations Headquarters. After further investigation, Cone was transported to the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center.
Kendarrious Rayshun Cone faces charges of Conspiracy to Distribute Marijuana, Aggravated Assault, and Murder. He does not have a bond.
This incident is still under investigation pending other charges.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500 or the Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.
Media Release
February 10, 2024
Death Investigation on Jeffersonville Road
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a death that occurred near the Jeffersonville Road and Roseview Drive intersection just before 5:00 p.m. Saturday evening.
The Macon-Bibb E-911 Center received the call at 4:47 p.m., reporting shots fired in the area. Deputies responded to the scene and discovered a twenty-five-year-old male, later identified as Cortavius Hassan Ates, unresponsive with a gunshot wound. Cortavius Ates was later pronounced deceased on scene by Deputy Coroner Lonnie Miley. The next of kin has been notified.
Currently there is no suspect information. Additional details will be released as it becomes available.
Bibb County Sheriff’s Office Investigators are still determining what led up to the shooting.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500 or the Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.