Deputies arrest suspect who killed 3 in east Macon, victims identified

UPDATE: Authorities arrested suspect Ronald Green Jr. at an Arkwright hotel around 2 a.m. Sunday. Deputies arrested Green and took him to the Bibb County Law Enforcement.

Bibb Sheriff’s investigators identified the body of the 73-year-old man as Chester Novak. His body was found in a wooded area behind the neighboring home.

Green faces the following charges:

• 3 counts of murder
• criminal attempt to commit a felony
• an unrelated charge bond surrender

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Bibb County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a triple homicide that happened in east Macon.

Deputies say someone reported the incident to the 911 center around 8 p.m. Saturday. 

When deputies arrived on the scene, they found the bodies of a 51-year-old Aleric Cornelius and a 65-year-old Alice Randle were found in a house on McCall Road. They also found a 46-year-old Colleen Koener seriously injured.

Investigators say the killer broke and entered the window of a rear door of the home. They say the three victims who lived at the residence were “bludgeoned with a sharp object.”

Macon-Bibb coroner Leon Jones says deputies also found the body of a Novak in a wooded area behind a neighboring home. 

Person-of-interest

Ronald Green Jr., photo courtesy of Bibb County Sheriffs Office

Investigators want to speak to a former tenant of the residence, 51-year-old Ronald Green Jr., about the incident. Authorities say Green:

• stands 5-foot-7
• weighs 190 pounds

Authorities say an ambulance took the 45-year-old woman to Navicent Health.

This incident is still under investigation.

If you have any information about this incident, call the Bibb Sheriff’s Office at 478-751 -7500. You can also call Crimestoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.