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Man charged with trying to sell drugs at downtown Macon bar

Deputies got to the scene and saw bouncers escorting the suspect out of the Crazy Bull
Credit: BSO

MACON, Ga. — A man is in the Bibb County jail without bond after he was reportedly trying to sell drugs inside the Crazy Bull on Second Street in downtown Macon.

According to a news release, it happened around 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21. Deputies were patrolling the area when they were told someone was trying to sell drugs inside the bar.

When they got to the entrance, they found bouncers escorting the suspect – identified as 23-year-old Lamar Smith -- out of the bar. Smith saw the deputies and tried to run back inside the bar, the release says.

Deputies detained Smith and found small bags of cocaine and marijuana on him, says the release. One of the people Smith tried to sell to agreed to give a statement to law enforcement.

Smith is charged with possession of a schedule II controlled substance with intent to distribute, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, and marijuana possession less than an ounce.

Anyone with additional information can call the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500.

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