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'Weekend of mayhem:' Second arrest made in Macon teen's killing

Tajah Deshun Coleman, 17, was arrested and charged with murder for the death of Pedro Garcia

The Bibb County Sheriff's Office says Tajah Deshun Coleman, 17, was arrested and charged with murder for the death of 17-year-old Pedro Garcia.

Garcia was shot and killed on Villa Crest Avenue around 12:20 a.m. Tuesday morning.

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Coleman is the second teen arrested and charged with the murder of Garcia.

17-year-old Ja'reyse Pollard was arrested Tuesday morning for Garcia's murder at Pendleton Homes off Houston Avenue in south Macon.

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Garcia's death was the 32nd homicide for Bibb County in 2018.

Bibb County Sheriff David Davis held a press conference Tuesday to address the recent crime wave. He called the weekend a 'weekend of mayhem.'

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