2 arrested for helping escaped Ga. inmates, stealing Dodge Challenger getaway car, warrants show

BIBB COUNTY, Ga. — A pair of people accused of helping four inmates who escaped from the Bibb County Jail are now behind bars themselves.

Jail records show Mykia Williams was arrested on Monday and Jakaylen Williams was arrested on Tuesday.

Arrest warrants obtained by Channel 2′s ABC affiliate WGXA-TV in Macon show that both are charged with assisting the four inmates who are still on the run.

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The warrants also allege that Jakaylen Williams stole the blue 2022 Dodge Challenger from Enterprise Rent-a-Car which has since been described as the getaway car. That stolen car has since been recovered.

Warrants do not elaborate on how Mykia Williams helped the escaped inmates.

Their arrests come after another man, a murder suspect who was possibly connected to the escape, shot and killed himself at a Macon apartment complex.

Deputies say officials found Christian Demond Williams during a search connected to the escape.

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According to the sheriff’s office, the inmates include one man accused of murder, and three others in jail for a variety of other charges. The escaped inmates include:

• 52-year-old Joey Fournier, who was being held in jail for murder. Fourner is a white man with blue eyes and gray hair. He stands 5 feet, 9 inches tall.
• 24-year-old Marc Kerry Anderson, who was being held in jail for aggravated assault. Anderson is a black man with dreads. He stands 5 feet, 9 inches tall.
• 37-year-old Johnifer Dernard Barnwell, who was being held for the United States Marshals. Barnwell is a black man with braids. He stands 5 feet, 9 inches tall.
• 29-year-old Chavis Demaryo Stokes, who was being detained for possession of a firearm and drug trafficking. Stokes is a black man with black hair. He stands 5 feet, 7 inches tall.

Jakaylen Williams is also being held on unrelated domestic violence charges.

It’s unclear if Jakaylen Williams, Mykia Williams and Christian Williams were related to one another.

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