STARKVILLE — A man who was out on bond for a Macon murder charge was arrested again Sunday in Starkville.
Maxi Chandler, 30, of Macon, was arrested at the gas station on the corner of Louisville Street and Lynn Lane at around noon Sunday, Starkville Police Department Public Information Officer Brandon Lovelady told The Dispatch in a text message.
Officers were responding to a domestic disturbance when they arrested Chandler on charges of possession of a weapon by a felon, trafficking of a controlled substance and two counts of possession of a controlled substance, a Monday SPD press release said. Drugs included cocaine, crack cocaine and methamphetamine, Lovelady said.
Chandler was booked in Oktibbeha County Jail following his arrest, and bond has been set for Sunday’s charges at $80,000, Lovelady said.
At the time of Sunday’s arrest, Chandler was out on bond for a prior murder charge and an aggravated assault charge, the press release said.
Macon Police Chief Davine Beck told The Dispatch that Chandler was previously arrested in connection to the Nov. 5 shooting death of Michael Taylor, 32, on Martin Luther King Drive in Macon. Taylor’s younger brother was also shot during the incident, Beck said, which led to Chandler receiving an additional aggravated assault charge.
Chandler was arrested at an apartment complex following the shooting, Beck said.
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