Crime

Inmate stabbed, hospitalized in ‘altercation’ at Bibb County Jail, deputies say

Bibb County Sheriff’s Office sits off of Oglethorpe Street on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Macon, Georgia. A Bibb County Jail detainee was stabbed on Wednesday, July 16, 2025.
Bibb County Sheriff’s Office sits off of Oglethorpe Street on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Macon, Georgia. A Bibb County Jail detainee was stabbed on Wednesday, July 16, 2025.

A incarcerated person was stabbed at the Bibb County Jail on Wednesday morning, according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, which runs the jail.

The man was stabbed during a “physical altercation” with another detainee, Deputy Alexis Mitchell-White said.

The injured detainee had non-life-threatening injuries, Mitchell-White said.

He was taken to a local medical facility, where he was listed in stable condition, she said.

The sheriff’s office was still investigating the incident Wednesday evening.

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