AUGUSTA, Ga. — The third missing Bibb County inmate has been captured, according to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office.
37-year-old Johnifer Barnwell was captured in the 3000 block of Alpine Drive in Augusta around 8 a.m. Sunday morning.
The FBI along with the the Bibb County Sheriff's Office Gang Unit and the Richmond County Sheriff's Office found Barnwell at a home with a large amount of drugs inside, according to the release.
Barnwell along with Marc Anderson, Chavis Stokes and Joey Fournier broke out of the Bibb County Jail on Oct. 16. Fournier is still on the run.
Who is Johnifer Barnwell?
Barnwell was initially arrested after evidence from the FBI suggested he was a leader in a "drug trafficking organization."
According to the FBI, they say that they screened Barnwell's phone calls and found Barnwell communicating with other members of his organization about drug runs and money owed.
On Oct. 2 — only 14 days before his escape from the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center — a jury found him guilty on six counts of drug trafficking charges.
Those other allegations about his role as a drug trafficking leader were not mentioned in his conviction. But they found him guilty on possession with intent to distribute drugs like fentanyl, heroin and meth.
While he has been found guilty, the U.S. Attorney's Office asked to delay Barnwell's sentence.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Joy Odom argued that if Barnwell was sentenced to life in prison, he'd be more likely to use deadly force to avoid arrest.
One inmate still remains at large. 52-year-old Joey Fournier, who is accused of murder, is the last of the four men who escaped from the Bibb County Jail on Oct. 16.
Who is Joey Fournier?
Fournier was charged in the murder of his ex-girlfriend Cynthia Berry in early 2022 in north Macon.
According to previous coverage, Berry filed a protective order against Berry in 2021, which Fournier allegedly violated in early 2022. He is accused of going to her new home on Winchester Place and strangling her to death.
Berry's brother found her dead in her home the next day.
Anyone with information on the possible location of 52-year-old Joey Fournier should call the FBI’s tip line at 1-800-CALL-FBI(1-800-225-5324), the USMS at 1-877-WANTED2. Tips may also be submitted online at tips.fbi.gov or USMS Tips App.
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