Crime

Macon man arrested in connection to homicide at Bibb motel, deputies say

A man was arrested Saturday night on a murder charge in the death of a 37-year-old woman at a Bibb Motel, deputies said Monday.

Ashley Wease, of Eatonton, was found at the Econo Lodge Inn & Suites room on Chamber Road with gunshot wounds to the upper body. She was pronounced dead on the scene.

Macon’s Jerome Christopher Miller, 28, was detained at the corner of Eisenhower Parkway and Presidential Parkway and taken in for questioning shortly after the incident occurred. He was later charged with murder and is currently being held without bond, according to a release from the Macon-Bibb Sheriff’s Office.

The shooting marks the seventh homicide this year for Macon-Bibb County, according to Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones.

Anyone with information about the shooting is urged to contact the Bibb Sheriff’s Office at 478-751 -7500, or Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.

This story was originally published February 17, 2020 at 10:11 AM.

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Justin Baxley
The Telegraph
Justin Baxley is the fan life reporter at The Telegraph and writes stories centered around entertainment, food and sports in the Macon community. Justin joined the Telegraph staff after graduating from Mercer University in May 2017 with a degree in criminal justice and journalism. During his time at Mercer he served as the sports editor for The Cluster.
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