A Macon man is in jail after reportedly attacking a bystander with a knife and chasing someone down Cherry Street during the lunch hour Monday.
What We Know: Deputies responded to a call at 12:27 p.m. Monday about a man with a knife threatening people at Dempsey Apartments on Cherry Street. When officers arrived, they found the man already detained by a chief state court investigator.
Witnesses said the suspect, 58-year-old Anthony Bernard Perkins, had been arguing with someone when he pulled a knife and struck a man nearby. He then chased the person he was fighting with into the street before being stopped. The bystander had non-life-threatening injuries and was treated at the scene.
By The Numbers: Perkins, a Macon resident, faces charges of aggravated assault and battery. He is being held without bond.
What We Don’t Know: Authorities have not shared what sparked the initial argument or why Perkins targeted the bystander.
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B.T. Clark
B.T. Clark is an award-winning journalist and the Publisher of The Georgia Sun. He has 25 years of experience in journalism and served as Managing Editor of Neighbor Newspapers in metro Atlanta for 15 years and Digital Director at Times-Journal Inc. for 8 years. His work has appeared in several newspapers throughout the state including Neighbor Newspapers, The Cherokee Tribune and The Marietta Daily Journal. He is a Georgia native and a fifth-generation Georgian.
