Macon man who shot his aunt gets 19 years in prison for shooting his cousin
A Macon man convicted in the shooting of his cousin during an argument that “had nothing to do with him” will serve 19 years in prison, according to a news release from the Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office on Wednesday.
Michael Fuller, 20, involved himself in an argument between his cousin and another person on April 22, 2025. As his cousin attempted to defuse the situation, Fuller shot him. He then pointed the gun at the other person before fleeing the scene, the news release said.
At the time of the shooting, he was seven days into his nine-year probation sentence after pleading guilty to one count of aggravated assault on April 14, 2025, for shooting his aunt.
As a result of shooting his cousin, his probation was revoked, with a judge imposing “the maximum sentence permitted by law,” the news release said.
District Attorney Anita Howard said that “Fuller had every opportunity to turn away, (but) instead, he shot a family member who was simply trying to help.” “The maximum sentence handed down by the court sends a clear message that violence within our community, including within families, will be met with the full force of the law.”
Fuller involved himself in argument between aunt, mother
Fuller’s aunt got into an argument with his mother on Jan. 30, 2023, court records show. Despite attempts to drag Fuller away from their argument, he shot his aunt.
Fuller was ordered to serve one year in person followed by nine years of probation. Since he already served a year in jail, he would only serve his probation sentence. He was also ordered to pay a $1,000 fine, complete 50 hours of community service and get his GED within five years, according to the transcript.
“If you do everything you’re supposed to do in the first five years, I’ll early terminate (your sentence) after five,” Judge David L. Mincey III said. “You can turn a 25-year potential sentence into a five-year sentence, having done a year in custody already.”
“You’ve got a lot of reasons to do right.”
