Man Dies After Shooting on Rocky Creek Road in Macon, BCSO Investigating

MACON, Ga. — The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Wednesday evening in the 1200 block of Rocky Creek Road.

The incident was reported to the Macon-Bibb Emergency 911 Center at approximately 5:19 p.m. Deputies responded to a call regarding a person who had been shot and located a 45-year-old male suffering from a gunshot wound.

Paramedics provided treatment at the scene before transporting the victim to a local medical facility in critical condition. Medical staff later confirmed the victim succumbed to his injuries.

The victim has been identified as Montaego Maxwell Sr., Maxwell was declared deceased by Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones. The Next of Kin has been notified.

The Criminal Investigation Division: Violent Crime Unit took over the case and identified 38-year-old Dequais Julon Threatt of Macon as a person of interest in connection to the ongoing death investigation.

The McDonough Police department with assistance from the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office took Threatt into custody without incident and the U.S. Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force transported him to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division.

After further investigation, Threatt was charged with murder and aggravated assault. He is currently being held at the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center without bond.

Anyone with information related to this incident is urged to contact the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500 and ask to speak with an investigator, or submit an anonymous tip through Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.