MACON, Ga. — Former Macon Mayor C. Jack Ellis says he was arrested while drawing attention to poor conditions at an east Macon apartment complex.
He says it happened outside apartments on Creekwood Drive, which he said were infested with rats, roaches and piles of garbage.
He said he learned about the problems from a fellow Vietnam veteran who lives there.
Ellis says he was arrested for holding a news conference on the property.
"They said we were on private property, but we were on public property," said Ellis, Macon's mayor from 1999-2007. "There were piles of garbage in the street."
He was arrested by Bibb deputies, but held less than an hour, Ellis said.
The sheriff's office later issued a press release saying that it was reported to them that a person was refusing to leave the Creekside Apartments.
When they got to the scene, they detained Ellis and later released him pending further investigation to determine if there was a criminal violation.
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office Internal Affairs is also looking into the incident.
According to Bibb County records, 1221 Creekwood Drive is owned by Creekside at Macon LLC. 13WMAZ could not reach the owners for comment.
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