Reward money for information pledged by private individuals to be used in leading to the arrest of Kenneth Macon has increased from $800 to $1,100, according to Columbus Police Department officials.
“We want to emphasize this private money is different from the reward money offered by the Golden Triangle Crime Stoppers,” said CPD Public Information Officer Terrie Songer.
If someone calls the Crime Stoppers number, 1-800-530-7151, with information that could lead to Macon”s arrest, they will receive from Crime Stoppers an amount ranging from $100 to $1,000. They will also receive the $1,100 that has been pledged by private persons,” Songer said.
The Columbus Police Department continues to be on the lookout for Macon, who remains on the loose at least two weeks after his 48-hour pass from the Walnut Grove Transitional Center in Leake County expired.
Macon is considered as a person of interest in an attack and robbery on Feb. 8 that sent a Columbus couple to the hospital.
According to police information, the owners of the 903 11th Ave. S. residence — Jessie and Mary Gardner — walked in and noticed the back door was open and the screen door had been cut.
The victims began looking around the home to see if anything was missing. One of the victims opened a closet door and a black male was inside.
The suspect stabbed both victims and hit them with a claw hammer. They were transported to Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle.
The suspect left the area in the victim”s vehicle, a white Ford F-150 pickup, which police located at Bell Avenue and 17th Street South.
The incident was similar to one at least two weeks before, in which Macon is suspected.
In that case, a Columbus woman returned to her 613 16th Ave. S. home Thursday night — a few blocks away from today”s incident — and found Macon inside, police said.
“Macon got a knife and tried to attack the victim and then stole her purse with money and contents,” Songer said in a release.
CPD describes Macon, 28, as 5 feet 9 inches tall and 158 pounds. He has a tattoo on the right side of his neck with the word “Rose,” according to Songer.
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