Macon man who shot partner, lied to Bibb County deputies sentenced
.jpg "Hiakeem Dillard received a 10-year prison term for aggravated assault, firearm possession as a felon and failure to register as a sex offender in Macon.")
A Macon man who shot his partner, lied to law enforcement and failed to register as a sex offender was ordered to serve time in prison, according to a news release from the Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office on Thursday.
Hiakeem Dillard was sentenced to 10 years in prison Tuesday. He was convicted of two counts of aggravated assault, one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, three counts of tampering with evidence and one count of failure to register as a sex offender, Susan Ryan, spokesperson for the district attorney’s office confirmed. His case stemmed from an incident on Date Avenue in April 2024, when he shot his partner and lied to Bibb County deputies about his culpability, prosecutors said.
Dillard was also sentenced for failure to register as a sex offender. He was “already serving probation for a prior failure to register conviction,” according to the news release.
As a result of his plea, charges of providing law enforcement a fake name, concealing facts in government matters and possession of a firearm as a convicted felon were dismissed, court records show.
His probation was revoked in full as a result of the incident. Dillard’s sentence will be followed by 15 years of probation, according to the news release.
What happened?
The incident occurred on April 12, 2024, when Bibb County deputies were responding to a report of a person who had been shot. They arrived at Date Avenue in Macon, where they encountered Dillard and the victim.
Dillard had attempted to deceive the deputies by saying his name was “Juwaskee Stanly,” the news release said. He also told law enforcement that a stray bullet struck the victim during a drive-by shooting.
However, “interviews with Dillard’s mother and aunt, who were also present in the home, revealed his true identity and implicated him in the shooting,” prosecutors said.
Dillard eventually confessed he shot the victim during an argument, “stating he believed she had been unfaithful,” according to prosecutors.
“The victim in this case was shot by someone she trusted and then watched him try to erase what he did,” said District Attorney Anita Howard. “This office exists for moments like this. We stand in the gap for victims so they don’t stand alone.”
