Woman found dead at Sanford Arms Apartments in Macon

Deputies found the woman during a missing person investigation Thursday morning.

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Tucker Sargent,

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MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a woman found Thursday morning at Sanford Arms Apartments in Macon.

The apartments are located near Shurling Drive and Gray Highway.

According to a sheriff’s office news release, deputies responded to the 1300 block of Sanford Avenue around 8:15 a.m. to investigate a missing person report. When they got there, they found 42-year-old Teasha Ariele Colbert of Macon unresponsive inside an apartment. Coroner Leon Jones pronounced her dead at the scene.

The sheriff’s office said Colbert’s family has been notified.

The case is under investigation. Call the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at (478) 751-7500 or Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68-CRIME if you have information.