<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3OPLLB_0wAnrPvU00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3OPLLB_0wAnrPvU00" width="1320" height="743" >BIBB COUNTY, Ga. (WGXA). — A Macon woman has been sentenced to prison after helping a convicted felon and others escape from the Bibb County Jail in 2023.According to the U.S. Attorney's Office Middle District of Georgia (DOJ), Johnifer Barnwell was tried and convicted on Oct. 2, 2023, of armed drug trafficking. He escaped from the Bibb County Jail two weeks later with the assistance of several people, including 31-year-old Janecia Green.The DOJ said Green bought a four-pound mallet and a Mayhew Guardian 2-3/4x9 Handguard Electrician Chisel from Home Depot three days before the escape. Green gave the items to an associate of Barnwell's, Christian "Twin" Williams, who smuggled them inside the Bibb County Jail perimeter.The mallet and chisel were used to make an opening in the jail wall, allowing Barnwell and three other prisoners to escape.Barnwel was later captured on Nov. 12, 2023, in Augusta, Ga., by Bibb County deputies and the FBI. The DOJ said he was alone in a house and allegedly in possession of an AK-47 rifle, a 12-gauge loaded shotgun, a .45 caliber pistol, various ammunition and 40 kilograms of suspected narcotics.Green was sentenced to serve 30 months in prison on Oct. 16.U.S. Attorney Peter D. Leary spoke about Green's actions in the case.“Janecia Green put our entire community at risk when she chose to help Johnifer Barnwell and several other dangerous convicted felons escape from the Bibb County Jail,” said U.S. Attorney Peter D. Leary. “This sentencing illustrates the serious consequences facing those who help criminals evade justice.”Bibb County Sheriff David Davis also expressed the seriousness of the crime and praised those involved in the investigation.<blockquote>“The sentence handed down on Janecia Green illustrates the severe penalty for assisting a convicted felon and others in escaping the Bibb County Jail,” said Bibb Sheriff David Davis. “We can be grateful for the investigative work of the Bibb Investigators and our federal partners in bringing this individual to justice.”</blockquote></div></body>

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Macon woman sentenced for aiding jailbreak at Bibb County Jail

BIBB COUNTY, Ga. (WGXA). — A Macon woman has been sentenced to prison after helping a convicted felon and others escape from the Bibb County Jail in 2023. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office Middle District of Georgia (DOJ), Johnifer Barnwell was tried and convicted on Oct. 2, 2023, of armed drug trafficking. He escaped from the Bibb County Jail two weeks later with the assistance of several people, including 31-year-old Janecia Green.