The following information is gleaned from incident reports, which are public record, from the Jones County Sheriff’s Department and Gray Police Department June 10-13, 2026 June 10
Unlawfully carrying a firearm
Capt. Hunnicutt was patrolling the area of Gray Hwy. and the Gray Bypass when he ran a routine check on a vehicle tag. The information came back to show the vehicle tag had expired in April 2026.
Hunnicutt activated his blue lights and conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle. Hunnicutt made contact with the female driver and advised her the reason for the stop. The female driver stated she knew the tag had expired.
As Hunnicutt was speaking to the female driver, he noticed there was an infant in the rear seat but was not restrained and the safety belt was not buckled in. The captain asked the female driver why the infant was not restrained, and the female driver had nothing to say. Officer Josey arrived on scene to assist and Hunnicutt asked Josey to make sure the child was properly secured while Hunnicutt issued the citations. Josey then returned to Capt. Hunnicutt and advised him he noticed the smell of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle. The captain then asked the female driver if there was any marijuana inside the vehicle and the female advised there should not be.
Hunnicutt then went to the first male passenger inside the vehicle and asked if he had any marijuana on him.
The male passenger stated he had a “roach” on him. The male passenger then reached inside his pants pockets and started dropping clumps of marijuana on the ground. Hunnicutt then searched the male passenger and found more marijuana and a pistol in the male’s left pocket. At that time, Hunnicutt placed the male passenger under arrest. The captain asked the other male passenger for his name and the male refused to give it to him, but the female driver was actually the passenger’s mother, and she gave Hunnicutt the male’s name and date of birth. The second male passenger’s information was checked through the GCIC system, and it came back to show he was wanted out of Bibb County for rape. Hunnicutt finished searching the vehicle and no other contraband was found. Hunnicutt issued the female driver citations for expired tag and child safety seat violations, and she was released from the scene. The first male passenger was transported to the Jones County LEC by Officer Josey and the second male passenger was transported by Hunnicutt. Once at the LEC, Hunnicutt obtained a warrant for the first male passenger for unlawfully carrying a firearm, and possession of marijuana less than one ounce.
Bibb County confirmed the warrant on the second male passenger. Both offenders were turned over to the LEC for processing. While at the LEC, the first male passenger agreed to speak to Hunnicutt without a lawyer.
Hunnicutt asked the male where he got the pistol from. The male advised that he found the gun in Macon while he was walking to the store, it was in the bushes. Hunnicutt asked the male why he did not call the police and turn the pistol over. The male stated that he needed the gun because he had been previously shot and did not care about the laws, he needed protection.
The male was not a convicted felon, and the gun is not currently listed as stolen.
June 13
Asleep behind the wheel
Officer Meeks responded to the Gray Bypass and Gray Hwy. in reference to a call that a vehicle was partially in the roadway stopped.
Dispatch also advised Meeks that it appeared someone was inside the vehicle. Officer Meeks and Officer Joiner arrived on scene and observed a pickup truck on the shoulder of the road with the front end in the right lane on Gray Hwy. partially in the roadway. Meeks observed the vehicle to be running. When the officer approached the driver’s side of the vehicle, Meeks observed a male asleep behind the wheel without a seat belt on. The officer also observed the vehicle was still in drive. Meeks tapped on the window and called out to the driver several times, but the driver never responded. At that time, Officer Joiner went around to the passenger side of the vehicle and was able to open the door. Joiner placed the vehicle in park and shook the driver in order to wake him up.
The male driver woke up and Meeks opened the driver’s side door to speak to him. Meeks asked the male how much he had to drink. While he was speaking, the officer noticed the male had thick, slurred and slow speech.
The male stated he had a couple beers a few hours ago. When Meeks asked the driver to step out of the vehicle, she noticed the driver was having to balance himself on his vehicle and had to lean on the vehicle to stand.
Meeks also observed a pocketknife in the male’s pocket and took it out.
Meeks again asked the male how much he had to drink, and the male stated he had between six and eight beers earlier. As the male continued to speak, Meeks could smell the odor of alcohol coming from his breath. Meeks asked the male if he would perform a Standardized Field Sobriety Test and the male agreed. During the series of tests, the male was observed losing his balance several times and Officer Meeks had to catch him to prevent injury. The male then stated, “just take me to jail.” The rest of the test was terminated at that time. Officer Joiner radioed dispatch and asked if there was a deputy that has a Portable Breathalyzer Test. A Jones County deputy arrived on scene and the male blew in the device. The test showed a positive sign of alcohol. The male driver was placed under arrest at that time and placed in the back of Officer Meeks patrol vehicle. Officer Meeks read the male his Georgia Implied Consent for Suspects 21 years or older and asked for a sample of his blood.
The male took a couple of minutes to respond to the question for his blood and finally agreed. The male driver was transported to the Jones County LEC for a blood draw. Officer Joiner stayed with the male’s vehicle and during the inventory search he found a box of 36 beer cans with only 14 left that were still cold to the touch and had sweat on the cans. Once at the LEC, the male was charged with DUIalcohol, DUI less safe, seat restraint violation and improper parking.
