January 31, 2019
The Hazlehurst Police Department, in conjunction with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, is pleased to announce the following: On Tuesday, January 22, 2019, the following individuals were charged with one count of Felony Murder in connection with the 2014 deaths of Javonnie Mondrae Chambers and his mother, Mary L. Chambers.
Gerald Jermaine Wright, 41, was served with his warrant at Baker Correctional Institution, 20706 US HWY 90, Sanderson, FL. Robert Benjamin Brown, 35, was served with his warrant at J. Reuben Long Detention Center, 4150 J Reuben Long Ave, Conway, South Carolina. Earlier this date, Brandon Dante Hardaman, 31, was taken into custody by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Hardaman will be transported back to Jeff Davis County. There will be additional charges for each of the above listed individuals.
On Thursday, May 16, 2014, at approximately 8:36 pm, the Hazlehurst Police Department and Jeff Davis County Sheriff’s Department responded to multiple gunshots at a residence on Harrison Nook in Hazlehurst, Georgia. Upon arrival, Officers discovered two (2) individuals had received gunshot wounds. The Hazlehurst Police Department requested assistance from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Douglas office.
Javonnie Mondrae Chambers, B/M, 41, and his mother, Mary L. Chambers, B/F, 64, were transported from the scene by ambulance where Javonnie Chambers was pronounced dead upon arrival at the Jeff Davis Hospital. Mary Chambers died while en-route to the Memorial Hospital Trauma Center in Savannah, Georgia. The GBI Crime Lab conducted autopsies on both victims.
Investigators suspect that Javonnie Chambers was the primary target of the shooting and that Mary Chambers was not a target of the shooting. The residence was hit with multiple gunshots. Also inside the residence at the time of the shooting were two (2) small children, ages 2 and 4. During the shooting, the children and another adult went and took cover in another part of the residence and were not injured.
Chief Ken Williams would like to commend Hazlehurst Police Department Investigator David Moore and GBI Special Agent Jason Nipper for their hard work and dedication in this investigation. The investigation is still on-going; therefore, no other details will be released at this time. If anyone has information pertaining to the investigation, please contact the GBI Douglas Office at 912-389-4103 or the Hazlehurst Police Department 912-375-6688.
On Thursday, May 16, 2014, at approximately 8:36 pm, the Hazlehurst Police Department and Jeff Davis County Sheriff’s Department responded to multiple gunshots at a residence on Harrison Nook in Hazlehurst, Georgia. Upon arrival, Officers discovered two (2) individuals had received gunshot wounds. The Hazlehurst Police Department requested assistance from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Douglas office.
Javonnie Mondrae Chambers, B/M, 41, and his mother, Mary L. Chambers, B/F, 64, were transported from the scene by ambulance where Javonnie Chambers was pronounced dead upon arrival at the Jeff Davis Hospital. Mary Chambers died while en-route to the Memorial Hospital Trauma Center in Savannah, Georgia. The GBI Crime Lab conducted autopsies on both victims.
Investigators suspect that Javonnie Chambers was the primary target of the shooting and that Mary Chambers was not a target of the shooting. The residence was hit with multiple gunshots. Also inside the residence at the time of the shooting were two (2) small children, ages 2 and 4. During the shooting, the children and another adult went and took cover in another part of the residence and were not injured.
Chief Ken Williams would like to commend Hazlehurst Police Department Investigator David Moore and GBI Special Agent Jason Nipper for their hard work and dedication in this investigation. The investigation is still on-going; therefore, no other details will be released at this time. If anyone has information pertaining to the investigation, please contact the GBI Douglas Office at 912-389-4103 or the Hazlehurst Police Department 912-375-6688.
