Warner Robins man, woman sentenced in robbery, assault case

Neal Stefan Speer was convicted of robbery and two counts of aggravated assault after a two-day jury trial in Houston County.

WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A Warner Robins man has been sentenced after being convicted of robbery and aggravated assault in Houston County.

The Houston County District Attorney’s Office says 63-year-old Neal Stefan Speer was convicted Friday, June 12, after a two-day jury trial in Houston County Superior Court.

Speer was convicted of robbery and two counts of aggravated assault. Judge Amy E. Smith sentenced Speer to 40 years, with the first 15 years to be served in prison.

The case stems from a July 21, 2025, carjacking report at 228 Meadowdale Drive in Warner Robins.

According to the district attorney’s office, Warner Robins police responded after a 50-year-old man reported that his car had been stolen by a man and a younger woman who had asked him for a ride home.

The district attorney’s office says the woman, later identified as 26-year-old Tameisha Sarah Carter, held a knife or boxcutter to the victim’s neck during the ride.

The victim drove toward his own home, where he got out of the vehicle. Prosecutors say Speer followed him out and attacked him with a stick.

Speer and Carter then left in the victim’s car, according to the district attorney’s office.

The victim was familiar with both suspects and gave police the location of a home where they were known to stay on Pleasant Hill Court. The victim’s car was later found abandoned near Magnolia Cemetery.

The district attorney’s office says officers executed a search warrant at the home, where Speer and Carter were found and arrested.

Carter testified during Speer’s trial as a witness for the state. The district attorney’s office says she pleaded guilty to aggravated assault on Tuesday and was sentenced to 15 years, with the first four years to be served in prison.

“This case demonstrates that violent crime is often the product of calculated decisions, not momentary lapses in judgment,” District Attorney Eric Edwards said. “The evidence established that the victim was targeted after extending what he believed was a simple act of kindness by giving two acquaintances a ride. Instead, that kindness was exploited to facilitate a robbery carried out with a weapon and followed by a violent assault.”