Crime

Man arrested in death of woman at Warner Robins home, police say

By Jesse Fraga
Crime scene tape surrounds the front yard of a Kay Drive house on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Warner Robins, Georgia. Police found a woman dead and a man unresponsive in the house on Wednesday morning.
Crime scene tape surrounds the front yard of a Kay Drive house on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Warner Robins, Georgia. Police found a woman dead and a man unresponsive in the house on Wednesday morning. Katie Tucker The Telegraph

A man was charged with murder hours after a woman was found dead Wednesday in an apparent domestic dispute in Warner Robins, police said.

The incident was related to family violence, police said in a news release. Warner Robins police officers initially responded to a welfare check around 7 a.m. at a home on the 100 block of Kay Drive.

Krystal Gilbert, 34, was found dead in the home, and Brandon Diaz, 31, is the only suspect, according to the news release.

Diaz was also in the home and “unresponsive” when officers arrived, the WRPD said.

Diaz was booked in jail and charged with felony murder and aggravated assault, police said.

A Warner Robins Police Department vehicle sits outside of a house on Kay Drive on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Warner Robins, Georgia. Police found a woman dead and a man unresponsive in the house on Wednesday morning.
A Warner Robins Police Department vehicle sits outside of a house on Kay Drive on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Warner Robins, Georgia. Police found a woman dead and a man unresponsive in the house on Wednesday morning. Katie Tucker The Telegraph

The house was surrounded by crime scene tape Wednesday afternoon while the incident was under investigation.

Lt. Patrick Allen urged anyone with tips to call Det. Conner Milam at 478-302-5380, or Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.

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