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Name:
Gibson, Al’Jauan William
Date of Booking:
04/24/2026
Reason(s) For Booking:
PUBLIC INDECENCY – 3RD OR SUBSEQUENT CONVICTION – FELONY
BRING/CAUSE TO BE BROUGHT INTO STATE ANY MATERIAL DEPICTING MINOR IN SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONDUCT (F)
Officer’s Narrative:
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On the report date, I, Deputy P.F. Smith responded to the corner of Second Street and Cherry Street to assist Code Enforcement Officers, who had detained Gibson, Al’Juan (B/M DOВ [REDACTED BY AGENCY]), because he had been observed by four (4) eyewitnesses mast*rbating in public while sitting on a sidewalk bench near the Rookery Restaurant.
One of the eyewitnesses was a male, 16 YOA and a female 15 YOA.
This Deputy received statements from the witnesses, who stated that they had left the Rookery restaurant, and were walking towards Third Street, when they observed a black male (later identified as Gibson) sitting on a sidewalk bench and was mast*rbating. The victims stated that Gibson’s p*nis was exposed as he was mast*rbating while sitting in the view of the public and the victims. including two (2) juveniles.
The victims were identified as the following: [REDACTED BY AGENCY] (W/M DОВ [REDACTED BY AGENCY]), [REDACTED BY AGENCY] (W/M DОВ [REDACTED BY AGENCY]), [REDACTED BY AGENCY] (W/F DOВ [REDACTED BY AGENCY]), [REDACTED BY AGENCY] (W/F DOВ [REDACTED BY AGENCY])
Code Enforcement officer Turner, Melvin and others, responded to the scene first and apprehended Gibson, who stated to them that he was mast*rbating while sitting on the bench.
[REDACTED BY AGENCY] was issued a case number for this incident.
This Deputy transported Gibson to the LEC, where he was booked in without further incident.
This Deputy will seek arrest warrants for the listed charges.
[End of Narrative]
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Case History:
6/4/26
DEFENSE FILES MOTION FOR COMPETENCY EVALUATION AND CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY
What this means: Defense counsel filed a motion in the Superior Court of Bibb County asking the court to order a mental competency evaluation for Al’Jauan William Gibson. The motion, filed under O.C.G.A. § 17-7-130, states that Gibson is currently held in the Bibb County Jail and that defense counsel has concerns about his ability to understand the legal proceedings against him and to assist in his own defense. The motion requests that the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities conduct both a competency evaluation and a criminal responsibility evaluation. Under Georgia law, a hearing would be held to determine whether there is sufficient reason — called a “bona fide doubt” — to question Gibson’s mental competency to stand trial. Case number is 26MCR-006819.
6/10/26
DEFENSE ATTORNEY LAUREN DIXON FILES ENTRY OF APPEARANCE
What this means: Attorney Lauren Dixon of the Office of the Circuit Public Defender formally entered her appearance as attorney of record for Al’Jauan William Gibson in the Superior Court of Bibb County. This filing, submitted June 10, 2026 and electronically filed June 11, 2026, officially notifies the court and the District Attorney for the Macon Judicial Circuit that Dixon is representing Gibson in case number 26MCR-006819.
7/9/26
MOTION HEARING HELD
What this means: A motion hearing was held in Superior Court at 1:00 PM on July 9, 2026, in the case against Al’Jauan William Gibson. This hearing addressed the motion for competency evaluation and criminal responsibility that defense counsel filed on June 4, 2026. At this hearing, the court would have considered whether there is sufficient reason to question Gibson’s mental competency to stand trial and whether to order the requested evaluations.
7/28/26
MOTION HEARING HELD
What this means: A second motion hearing was held in Superior Court at 1:00 PM on July 28, 2026, in the case against Al’Jauan William Gibson. The specific motion or matter addressed at this hearing is not detailed in the case update.
7/30/26
ORDER FOR MENTAL EVALUATION REGARDING COMPETENCY ISSUED
What this means: The Superior Court of Bibb County issued an order on July 30, 2026, directing that Al’Jauan William Gibson undergo a mental evaluation to determine his competency to stand trial. This order follows the motion filed by defense counsel on June 4, 2026 and the motion hearings held on July 9 and July 28, 2026. The evaluation will assess whether Gibson understands the nature of the charges against him and is able to assist in his own defense.