{"id":211997,"date":"2024-12-06T12:53:10","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T17:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=211997"},"modified":"2024-12-06T12:55:36","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T17:55:36","slug":"fugitive-among-four-arrested-in-bibb-county-drug-and-firearm-raid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=211997","title":{"rendered":"Fugitive Among Four Arrested in Bibb County Drug and Firearm Raid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A fugitive wanted in Alabama and three others were arrested Thursday afternoon during a raid at a Bibb County home that uncovered drugs, illegal firearms, and a Glock Sear switch\u2014an illegal device that converts handguns into machine guns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Suspects:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Hunter Wayne Smith, 24<\/strong>: A convicted felon and wanted fugitive from Alabama, was found with a firearm during the search and faces two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Christian Lewis Winters, 17<\/strong>: Allegedly in possession of the illegal Glock Sear switch, faces charges of possession of a machine gun during a crime, possession of a firearm by a person under 18, and theft by receiving stolen property.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Devon Andrew Winters, 17<\/strong>: Charged with possession of a machine gun during the commission of a crime.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Brittany Leann Sheffield, 35<\/strong>: Faces charges of possession of Schedule II narcotics and two counts of possession of a firearm during a felony.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What Happened:<\/strong> Investigators, acting on a tip about the delivery of a Glock Sear switch, surveilled a residence in the 3700 block of Greenway Place. After observing the package being brought inside, a search warrant was executed. Authorities apprehended the four individuals without incident and seized 20 grams of methamphetamines and five firearms, one of which had been reported stolen during a vehicle break-in in Bibb County on Nov. 1, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Aftermath:<\/strong> All four suspects are currently being held without bond at the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How You Can Help:<\/strong> The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Bibb County Sheriff\u2019s Office at 478-751-7500 or Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fugitive wanted in Alabama and three others were arrested Thursday afternoon during a raid at a Bibb County home that uncovered drugs, illegal firearms, and a Glock Sear switch\u2014an illegal device that converts handguns into machine guns. The Suspects: What Happened: Investigators, acting on a tip about the delivery of a Glock Sear switch, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":948,"featured_media":39101,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[16686,16687,11004],"class_list":["post-211997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-fugitive","tag-glock-sear-switch","tag-guns","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/948"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=211997"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211997\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=211997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=211997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=211997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}