‘Freedom proved fleeting.’ Macon man sentenced for theft, shooting
A Macon man who “was no stranger to the criminal justice system” will serve 13 years in prison, according to a news release from the Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office Thursday.
Trevonta Markel Williams was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison, followed by 10 years of probation over three incidents, including two shootings targeting one man. He pleaded guilty Wednesday to two counts of aggravated assault and two counts of theft by receiving .
Prosecutors: ‘Freedom proved fleeting’
Williams pleaded guilty on Aug. 7, 2025, to aggravated assault, criminal damage to property and violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. He was sentenced to serve a one-year sentence followed by 14 years of probation, the news release said. But, around October, Williams was identified as the shooter in an incident at an apartment complex in Macon.
Deputies arrived at the scene and found a victim suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg. The victim told the responding deputies that the “assailant had ordered him out of the neighborhood before opening fire,” the news release said.
Williams returned to the apartment complex a couple of days later, allegedly accompanied by Orien Jaylon Leonard, the news release said.
Williams fired shots into the same victim’s house and injured one of the residents. A video recording of the shooting helped “bring both men to justice,” the news release said.
Deputies arrested Williams and Leonard on Nov. 18, 2025, after tracking a vehicle allegedly stolen by Leonard, the news release said.
Due to Williams’ guilty plea, his probation was fully revoked, “extending his incarceration until Aug. 7, 2039,” the news release said. He is also banned from the Macon Judicial Circuit, which encompasses Peach and Crawford counties.
“This defendant chose to use a gun to terrorize a fellow community member, twice within days of each other,” said District Attorney Anita Howard. “(The) sentence and the permanent ban from this circuit reflect the seriousness with which we treat repeat violent offenders who refuse every chance they are given.”
Leonard’s case is still pending.
