Christian Demond Williams.Photo:Bibb County Sheriff’s Office
Bibb County Sheriff’s Office
In aFacebook poston Monday, the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office said members of the U.S. Marshals Service went to The Pines on Vineville apartment community in Macon, Ga., just before 7 a.m. that day after receiving tips in reference to the four escaped inmates.
When law enforcement knocked on the door of an apartment, a man answered from inside before authorities received gunfire that came through the closed door.
After the sheriff’s office’s SWAT team arrived, authorities went inside the apartment, where they found a man who was suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The victim was identified as Christian Demond Williams, 23, a fugitive wanted on a murder charge who had been missing for more than seven months.
Williams was listed in critical condition at a local hospital as of Monday, according to the sheriff’s office.
Four inmates escaped the Bibb County Detention Center on Oct. 16. In the Facebook post, the sheriff’s office said, “Christian Williams’s involvement in the incident of the four escaped inmates is currently under investigation.”
According to the sheriff’s office, Williams was initially believed to have been kidnapped on March 6, hours before he was due in court for 2021 murder charges. The charges stem from the shooting death of a man at a Macon, Ga., convenience store, authorities toldCBS News. It’s unclear if Williams entered a plea or retained an attorney to speak on his behalf.
“Either way, we need to get Mr. Williams back in custody for his own safety and the safety of the community,” she said in a statement at the time, per the outlet.
The four men who escaped last week — including one who is charged with murder — got free through “a damaged day room window and a cut fence,” where a blue Dodge Challenger was waiting to help them at 3 a.m., the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office said in aprevious statement.
Chavis Demaryo Stokes (top left), Johnifer Dernard Barnwell (bottom left), Marc Kerry Anderson (top right), and Joey Fournier.Bibb County Sheriff’s Office
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On Friday, the blue Dodge Challenger investigators believe was used in the inmate escape was found abandoned in the parking lot of a blood bank in Macon, Ga, according to apress releasefrom the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office. The vehicle was located after authorities said they followed up on tips.
The blue Dodge Challenger authorities believe was used in the Oct. 16 inmate escape.Bibb County Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff David Davis said in a statement at the time that he “appreciates the tips and every lead that we have received is being followed up on.”
According to theAssociated Press,local and federal authorities are offering a combined $75,000 reward for information leading to the capture of the four escaped inmates.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of the four jail escapees is asked to call the FBI’s tip line at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324) or the U.S. Marshals Service at 1-877-WANTED2. Tips may also be submitted online attips.fbi.govor the USMS Tips App.
source: people.com
