Six men are being sought in connection with a Thursday morning home invasion near Columbus Air Force Base in north Lowndes County.
At approximately 10:42 a.m. Thursday, dispatchers received a call from 429 Swartz Drive reporting an armed robbery and assault.
Ronnie McCaw Jr., 28, told investigators he answered the door around 10 a.m. to a black male who asked him to burn a music CD as a favor. He allowed the male into the home to wait. McCaw said when he finished burning the CD, he turned to hand it to the man, who sprayed him with mace. Five additional black males then entered the home, tied McCaw up, and beat him.
Approximately $50 in cash was taken, along with a 32-inch flat screen television, PlayStation, and .40-caliber Smith & Wesson handgun.
McCaw was transported by private vehicle to Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle, where he was treated for minor injuries and released.
Anyone with information regarding this incident should call Lowndes County Sheriff”s Office investigator Tony Cooper at 328-6788 or Golden Triangle Crime Stoppers at 1-800-530-7151.
Carmen K. Sisson is the former news editor at The Dispatch.
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