MACON, Ga. — A multi-agency roundup that happened last Thursday in Macon ended with nearly 20 people being arrested.
According to a news release, Operation Mayhem targeted known gang members and violent parolees/probationers in Macon.
The operation took place early in the morning on May 9.
The ultimate goal was to find and arrest the most wanted parole/probation fugitives in the Macon Judicial Circuit.
The following agencies were credited with the operation: Georgia Department of Community Supervision (DCS) in partnership with the United States Attorney's Office, the United States Marshals Task Force, the Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force (SERFTF), the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), the Georgia State Patrol (GSP), the Bibb County Sherriff s Office, and the District Attorney's Office for the Macon Judicial Circuit.
Names of the 18 people arrested were not immediately available.
