Macon Man Arrested for Setting Home on Fire With Four Children Inside After Threatening Their Mother, Deputies Say

MACON, Ga. — A 31-year-old man has been arrested after authorities say he threatened a Macon mother and her four children before setting their home on fire while the children were inside.

Brandon Joshua Mallory, 31, was arrested Tuesday, October 27, 2026, in Jonesboro, Georgia, by the U.S. Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force.

Mallory faces charges of arson, four counts of aggravated assault, four counts of first-degree cruelty to children and terroristic threats.

According to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred October 4 at a residence in the 3900 block of Case Street.

Deputies responded at approximately 4:17 a.m. after the Macon-Bibb Emergency 911 Center received a report of a house fire.

Four Children Escape Burning Macon Home

When deputies arrived, they spoke with a 36-year-old woman who lived at the residence with her four children.

The woman told investigators she had received several threatening text messages from a former friend who threatened to harm her and her children.

Authorities identified that former friend as Mallory.

According to investigators, Mallory set the residence on fire while the woman’s four children were inside, then fled the scene.

The children, a 14-year-old girl and three boys ages 13, 12 and 9, managed to escape the burning home without injuries.

The Macon-Bibb Fire Department responded and extinguished the fire.

Suspect Captured in Jonesboro More Than Three Weeks Later

Detectives with the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division identified Mallory as the suspect during their investigation.

More than three weeks after the fire, members of the U.S. Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force located and apprehended Mallory in Jonesboro on the afternoon of October 27.

Mallory was transported back to Macon-Bibb County, where he was taken to the Criminal Investigation Division before being booked into the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center.

The Sheriff’s Office said Mallory was on parole at the time of his arrest.

He is being held without bond.