Macon man sentenced to 20 years after violent jail attacks

Prosecutors say the defendant attacked multiple inmates while held at the Bibb County Jail.

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A Macon man received a 20-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to violating probation based on violent attacks against fellow inmates while he was being held at the Bibb County Jail.

According to a news release from the Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office, Dequavia Benard Pollard pleaded guilty on January 6 to violating his probation. The court revoked Pollard to the Georgia Department of Corrections with a maximum possible release date of October 20, 2040.

“First offender status is a privilege, not a right,” District Attorney Anita Howard said. “When someone uses that second chance to commit more crime, as this defendant did repeatedly while in custody, they must face the full consequences under the law. This 20-year sentence holds him accountable for his actions and protects our community from further harm.”

According to the release, Pollard was serving as a first offender probationer at the time of the violations. As a first offender probationer, he faced resentencing to the maximum possible time for his original sentence, which totaled 20 years and 12 months. Prosecutors recommended the judge adjudicate Pollard guilty, resentence him and revoke his probation in full. Under Georgia law, Pollard will receive credit for time already served.

The district attorney’s office said Pollard received additional felony charges while detained at the Bibb County Jail, including aggravated assault and possession of contraband.

According to the release, surveillance video showed Pollard assaulting two inmates at 3:09 a.m. and 3:11 a.m. on October 5, 2024. Prosecutors said the inmates suffered puncture wounds from a shank.

The release also says that on April 2, 2025, an inmate reported that Pollard stabbed him once in the chest and once in the arm. A corporal reviewed surveillance video and observed Pollard lunging toward the inmate, who retreated into his cell. Jailers later searched the housing block and recovered two contraband weapons, according to the district attorney’s office.

Prosecutors said Pollard was being held at the Bibb County Jail after his arrest in connection with two Macon homicides from 2023 and 2024. Those cases remain active with the district attorney’s office.