Crime & Safety
GA Jail Escape: Woman Charged With Hindering Inmate
Authorities accused the woman of hindering the capture of Marc Kerry Anderson, a jail escapee who was re-arrested Friday in Atlanta.
MACON, GA — Another arrest has been made in connection with the Bibb County Detention Center jail escape in October, the Bibb County Sheriff's Office said Friday.
Authorities said Tymesha Ceiarra Timley, 32, was accused of hindering the capture of Marc Kerry Anderson, 25. Anderson was captured Friday in a Park Drive apartment complex in Atlanta, authorities said.
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Timley was arrested in the 1600 block of Wesleyan Drive and was charged on suspicion of aiding or permitting another to escape lawful custody or confinement and hindering the apprehension or punishment of a criminal. She is being held in the Bibb County jail without bond, authorities said.
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Anderson was the second of four inmates to be captured after the Oct. 16 jail escape. Chavis Stokes, who was initially detained on suspicion of possession of a firearm and drug trafficking, was re-arrested in Montezuma. Since being captured, Stokes now faces 26 charges.
According to Bibb County jail records, Anderson - who originally faced three aggravated assault charges - is now additionally being charged on suspicion of two charges of escape.
The Georgia State Patrol SWAT team and the U.S. Marshals Service assisted Bibb County's Criminal Intelligence Unit and the sheriff's office's Gang Unit in arresting Anderson.
Authorities released video via Facebook showing Anderson being taken into the detention center.
Joey Fournier, a murder suspect, and Johnifer Dernard Barnwell, who was being detained for the Marshals Service, remain at large.
Tipsters with information about their whereabouts can call the FBI's tip line, 1 (800) 225-5324, the U.S. Marshals Service, 1 (877) 926-8332, or the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, (478) 751-7500.
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