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Bibb County Sheriff's Office looking for 4 escaped inmates

By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
Updated  October 16, 2023 3:32pm EDT
Georgia
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Sheriff looking for 4 escaped inmates

The Bibb County Sheriff's Office says the escaped through a damaged window and cut a fence overnight in the oldest part of the jail which was in a state of disrepair. The FBI and U.S. Marshals Service are both helping with the search.

BIBB COUNTY. Ga. - Four inmates have escaped from the Bibb County Detention Center, according to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office.

BCSO says the inmates fled from the detention center through a damaged day room window and a cut fence around 3 a.m. Monday.

They may have left in a blue Dodge Challenger that was seen in the area prior to the escape. 

The inmates are:

  • 52-year-old Joey Fournier. He is 5-feet-9-inches tall, 140 pounds. He is being held for murder.
  • 24-year-old Marc Kerry Anderson. 5-feet-9-inches tall, 145 pounds, dreads. Aggravated assault.
  • 27-year-old Johnifer Dernard Barnwell. 5-feet-9-inches tall, 189 pounds. He is being held for the U.S. Marshals.
  • 29-year-old Chavis Demaryo Stokes. 5-feet-7-inches tall, 160 pounds. He is being detained for possession of a firearm and drug trafficking.
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Joey Fournier

Bibb County gives update on escape of four inmates

During a press conference, it was revealed that only about 10 people were working at the detention center with 800 inmates at the time of the escape. It was also revealed that the escape took place in the oldest part of the facility and there are many areas of the jail that are old and in disrepair.

"These inmates were able to leave out of day room window," he admitted. "The oldest rundown-est part of the jail."

RAW: Escaped inmate press conference

Bibb County holds press conference to talk about escape of 4 inmates early Monday morning

Schools in the area were notified, but the sheriff said during the press conference that he has no reason to believe that the inmates would go near the schools. 

"Somebody that sees this tonight knows where these four people are. And somebody is probably laughing at the TV set saying, 'They'll never catch us. They'll never catch us.' We will catch them. They will come back to the jail. It's just a matter of when," the sheriff said.

The sheriff said that their first priority is to capture the escaped inmates, and then they will attempt to address the issues that led to the escape. Three out of four of the inmates have been in the jail before, according to the sheriff, and they should all be considered dangerous.

Anyone with information in reference to the location of the inmates or the vehicle are urged to contact the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500, or you can call Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME. A reward is being offered for information leading to their capture. 

The FBI and U.S. Marshals Office are assisting with the search for the inmates.