MACON, Georgia (KBTV) – A man is behind bars after Bibb deputies say he set a Macon home on fire while four children were inside.
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office says 31-year-old Brandon Joshua Mallory was arrested Tuesday afternoonin Jonesboro, Georgia.
The fire happened around 4:17 a.m. on October 4, 2026 at a home in the 3900 block of Case Street.
Deputies say a 36-year-old woman lived in the home with her four children. The woman told investigators she had received text messages from a former friend who threatened to hurt her and her children.
Investigators say the suspect set the home on fire before running away.
The children, ages 14, 13, 12 and 9, were able to get out safely. No injuries were reported among the children.
The Macon-Bibb Fire Department responded and put out the fire.
Investigators later named Mallory as the suspect. The U.S. Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Taskforce arrested him in Jonesboro on Tuesday.
Mallory was brought back to Macon-Bibb County before being taken to the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center.
He faces charges of arson, four counts of aggravated assault, four counts of first-degree cruelty to children and terroristic threats.
The sheriff’s office says Mallory was on parole at the time of his arrest. He is being held in jail with no bond.
