Body Found In Mahan Creek in Bibb County

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On Sunday morning October 10, 2021 the Bibb County Sheriff Department received a report from a passing motorist of a deceased body floating face down in Mahan Creek, in the Brierfield area. Subsequently, the deceased has been identified as Timothy Wayne Coleman, Age 51, a resident of the area with a reported address on Academy Road. An investigation into the cause of death is ongoing.

On the previous Saturday morning, October 7, the Sheriff’s Department responded to a domestic violence call filed by Tracy Michelle Coleman of Brierfield. She reported that she had been assaulted by Timothy Wayne Coleman, her ex-husband. She reported that she had been pushed out of her own vehicle and that Coleman had taken her vehicle.

Her vehicle was found abandoned by deputies on Saturday. A search of the area for Timothy Wayne Coleman was unsuccessful in locating him on Saturday. A body was found in Mahan creek on Sunday morning and identified as Coleman. The cause of his death is pending further medical examination for a cause of death.