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Name:
Rainey, Ryneisha Shunea
Date of Booking:
04/21/2026
Reason(s) For Booking:
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
BATTERY – FAMILY VIOLENCE (1ST OFFENSE) MISD
Officer’s Narrative:
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On 2-18-26 at approximately 1643 hours, I, Deputy Carter was dispatched to [2000 BLOCK] Meriwood Drive Apt. [REDACTED] for a domestic. Upon arrival I made contact with [VICTIM #1] who advised her daughter Ryneisha Rainey attacked her.
[VICTIM #1] advised Ryneisha wanted a $100 and she said no. [VICTIM #1] advised she got upset and threw a wine bottle. [VICTIM #1] advised she went outside and grabbed a stick and struck her 2 or 3 times in the head. I asked [VICTIM #1] if she needed EMS. [VICTIM #1] advised she wanted EMS, so I called EMS.
I made contact with [VICTIM #2] who advised Ryneisha asked her for $100 while she was in the shower and she said no. [VICTIM #2] advised she told Ryneisha that she is helping mom because she has to move soon. [VICTIM #2] advised she defended her mom from Ryneisha. [VICTIM #2] advised she heard Ryneisha say I’m going to kill you when she was hitting there mom in the head with the stick. [VICTIM #2] advised the stick broke when she was hitting her mom with it.
I observed visible injuries on [VICTIM #1]. She had a large knot on the back of her head, her right arm was in a lot of pain where EMS couldn’t even touch it and she was having trouble moving it, left arm had a scratch. EMS advised [VICTIM #1] must be transported because she may have a concussion, because of the way she was acting. [VICTIM #1] was transported by Atrium to Piedmont ER.
I observed visible injuries on [VICTIM #2]. She had three cuts two on the neck, one on the center and the other on the left side, the last one on the right arm.
A warrant is issued.
[End of Narrative]
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Case History:
5/4/26
DEFENSE ATTORNEY ENTERS APPEARANCE FOR RYNEISHA SHUNEA RAINEY
What this means: On May 4, 2026, attorney Arlon Williams of the Office of the Circuit Public Defender formally notified the Bibb County Superior Court that he would be representing Ryneisha Shunea Rainey in this case. This filing, called an Entry of Appearance, is how a defense attorney officially puts the court and the prosecution on record that they are the defendant’s legal counsel. Williams, whose Georgia Bar number is 618833, is based out of 201 Second Street, Suite 550, Macon, Georgia. A copy of this notice was hand-delivered to the District Attorney for the Macon Judicial Circuit at the Bibb County Courthouse. Rainey is facing charges of Aggravated Assault under Case No. 2026-MCR-006775 in Bibb County Superior Court.