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Update: Bibb coroner locates family of man after suspicious motel death

The man was discovered in his room at the Macon Inn early Friday morning.

MACON, Ga. — UPDATE: Tremayne Lester's sister notified 13WMAZ that Coroner Leon Jones has contacted them.

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The Bibb County Coroner’s office needs your help locating the next of kin in a suspicious death.

Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones says  a neighbor found 36 year old Tremayne Lester dead in his room at the Macon Inn on Riverside Drive.

Lester’s door was open.

The coroner's office got the call around 4:45 Friday morning.

There’s no sign of a crime, or any injuries, but because of Lester’s age his body is going to the GBI crime lab for an autopsy.

Jones describes him as a black man with a birth date of November 16th, 1983. 

If you have any information about Tremayne Lester or know how to contact his family you can call Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones at 478-256-6716, or Deputy Coroner Lonnie Miley at 478-256-6714.

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