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Suspect arrested in October 29 death of 23-year-old man shot, killed in east Macon

26-year-old Shavion Devonta Ashley was arrested and charged with two counts of Aggravated Assault in the death of Dakari Faulkner.

MACON, Ga. — Bibb deputies have arrested a man in the October death of 23-year-old Dakari Faulkner.

According to a news release from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, Faulkner died at a Macon hospital after being shot around 11:30 p.m. on the 2500 block of Willis Drive, off Shurling Drive on October 29.

Thursday, 26-year-old Shavion Devonta Ashley had warrants issued for his arrest. Members of the United States Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force found Ashley at a home on Cambridge Drive and took him into custody without incident. 

Ashley was taken to the Bibb County jail where he is charged with two counts of Aggravated Assault and  Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony. There is no bond at this time.

This case is still under investigation and additional arrests and charges are pending further investigation.

If you have any information, you can call the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center at 478-751-7500 or Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME

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