Two Men Get 20 Years in 2023 Bibb County Shooting That Killed Gunman

MACON, Georgia – Two men who rode with a gunman in a 2023 Bibb County shooting each received 20-year sentences Monday, and the gunman’s family used the hearing to warn others about street life.

Raymond Nottingham and Jadarrious Sears pleaded guilty in Bibb County Superior Court on November 9, 2026, to one count of aggravated assault and one count of tampering with evidence. Nottingham must serve the first seven years in the Georgia Department of Corrections. Sears must serve the first three.

A family member of 2023 victim Keymarion Manor spoke in court. “The streets will chew you up and spit you out. Once you’re in it, it’s so hard to get out,” the relative said.

What surveillance video showed

Manor died in February 2023 after he opened fire on a man from the back seat of an SUV and the man fired back. According to the District Attorney’s Office, surveillance cameras recorded the three men on February 23, 2023, as they drove a gold Cadillac Escalade to the intersection of Wren Avenue and Heron Street.

They stopped and called Jordan Collins over to the vehicle. After a brief conversation, Collins turned and walked back toward his car.

As Collins turned away, the Escalade’s rear driver’s side window came down. Manor fired several shots and hit Collins in the arm.

Collins drew his own weapon and fired back as he ran. One of his shots shattered the Escalade’s rear window and hit Manor in the head. Manor died at the hospital. Doctors treated Collins and released him.

Arrests at the hospital

Investigators arrested Nottingham and Sears at the hospital. Nottingham, who was driving, told investigators he did not know Manor had a gun. He admitted that the men threw the gun out of the window on Montpelier Avenue as they fled. Investigators never recovered it.

District attorney’s response

Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney Anita Howard said the case shows where gang life leads.

“This is where gang life leads. One young man is dead, another was shot, and two more are going to prison, all in a matter of seconds,” Howard said. “The loyalty these groups promise disappears the moment the consequences arrive. The men who rode with Keymarion Manor that day now say they barely knew him, and his own family is left to tell the truth about what that life does to people. I hope every young person in this community hears what they are saying: the streets will chew you up and spit you out. There is a way out, and our office and our community partners want to help anyone ready to take it. For those who stay in it and bring violence to our neighborhoods, we will hold you accountable.”

Senior Assistant District Attorneys Willie Saunders and Amy Arai prosecuted the case.