Bibb Sheriff’s deputies arrest man with guns, drugs, abused dogs

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Bibb County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigation Unit Investigators and S.W.A.T. deputies arrested a man with guns, drugs, and abused animals.

Deputies say they executed a search warrant at the 2300 block of Mason Street on 3 March 2019 around 8:30 a.m.

Deputies say that they found crack cocaine, marijuana, and a pistol.

The sheriff’s deputies say they also found five dogs on the premises:

• three caged puppies, and
• two adult yard dogs–all in need of medical attention.

Deputies say that the investigators obtained the search warrant for illegal guns in the residence.

The sheriff’s deputies say that 40-year-old Mark Anthony Goolsby was at home and taken into custody.

Deputies took Goolsby to the Bibb County Jail.

The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office charged Goolsby with the following: 

• Possession of Schedule II Controlled Substance
• Possession of Schedule II Controlled Substance in Drug-Free Zone
• Possession of Firearm During Commission of Felony
• Possession of Firearm by Convicted Felon
• Three counts Cruelty to Animals
• Two counts of Aggravated Cruelty to Animals.

Goolsby was released on a $22,750.00 bond.

Deputies say the dogs were taken to the Macon-Bibb Animal Shelter and treated.

If anyone has information about this incident, call the Bibb Sheriff’s Office at 478-751 -7500 or the Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.