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Crimestoppers 'Top 15 Most Wanted' suspect arrested, family member charged

Kenon Newbill was wanted for failing to register as a sex offender and violating his probation
Credit: BCSO

MACON, Ga. — A man on the Macon Regional Crimestoppers Top 15 Most Wanted list was arrested Wednesday after his family member drew a gun on police.

Bibb County deputies got a tip that 32-year-old Kenon Newbill was at a house off of Rocky Creek Road, according to a release from the sheriff’s office.

The release says deputies were going to the house and noticed Newbill’s family member, 55-year-old Andre Newbill, was pulling a gun out of his pocket.

He dropped the gun after being asked by Bibb deputies, who checked his record and saw that he is a felon. He was taken to the Bibb County Jail and is facing gun charges.

Then deputies went inside, arrested Kenon, and charged him with violating probation and failure to register as a sex offender. He was also taken to the Bibb County Jail and is being held on an $11,200 bond.

Andre is being held on an $8,670 bond.

Anyone with information on this case can call Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.

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