A Bibb County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Deputy was patrolling, Napier Avenue and Brentwood Avenue, on May 31, 2019, just before 1:30 p.m… The patrol deputy noticed a gray Mercury Grand Marquis with an improper Test Drive tag on it.
When deputies conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle the passenger got out of the car and ran on foot. Deputies were able to apprehend him a short distance away from the vehicle. He was identified as 30-year-old Kraig Adolphus Hall, of Macon.
The driver of the vehicle, 29-year-old Michael Dewayne Hughes Jr., of Macon told deputies that he had a pistol on his person. Deputies checked the Taurus 9mm and it came back as stolen out of Atlanta. The Vehicle Identification Number on the car had been scratched off and others obstructed from view.
Deputies could smell a strong odor of a Marijuana coming from the vehicle. Deputies located two bags that contained multiple bags of marijuana and ecstasy pills in bags along with bottles of THC oil.
Hughes was taken to the Bibb County Jail and charged with Trafficking of Illegal Drugs, Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute, Possession of Schedule 1 Controlled Substance, Theft by Receiving Stolen Property, Altered or Concealed Vehicle Identity, Driving Vehicle with Altered of Concealed Identity and Possession of a Firearm During Commission of a Felony. He is being held without bond at this time.
Hall was taken to the Bibb County Jail and charged with Trafficking of Illegal Drugs, Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute, Possession of Schedule 1 Controlled Substance, Possession of Firearm by Convicted Felon and Willful Obstruction of Peace Officer. Hall also had a Violation of Probation warrant in an unrelated case. He is being held without bond at this time.
Anyone with information in reference to this incident is urged to contact the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500 or Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.
