🚓 The Gist: Bibb County Sheriff’s Office apprehended two individuals linked to a series of armed robberies in local businesses.
🤔 Why It Matters: The safety of local businesses and residents is at stake, and the arrests could provide some relief to the community.
❓ What’s Happening:
- On October 10 and 11, 2023, four businesses were targeted in armed robberies.
- According to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, the suspect was described as a masked armed black male driving a white Honda Accord.
🔍 Between the Lines:
- The vehicle was later found abandoned at Cowan and Bowman Street.
- Kelsi Meshel Brown, the vehicle’s owner, was initially detained for false statements.
🏃 Catch Up Quick:
- On October 22, 2023, investigators arrested Leon Devon Stapleton and Brown.
- Brown was charged with Armed Robbery, while Stapleton faces charges of Aggravated Assault, Armed Robbery, Kidnapping, and more pending charges.
🖼️ The Big Picture: The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office continues its investigation and urges anyone with information to come forward.
⚠️ Reminder: Crime articles contain only charges and information from police reports and law enforcement statements. Suspects and defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Thom Chandler
Thom Chandler is the editor of The Georgia Sun and has been writing, editing and managing websites and blogs since 1995. He is a lifelong Georgian and one of those increasingly rare Atlanta natives.
