The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

52-year-old accused of murder remained at large from jail.

- By David Aaro david.aaro@ajc.com

The third of four inmates who escaped from a Mid- dle Georgia jail last month was found Sunday morning, according to the Bibb County Sheriff ’s Office.

Johnifer Dernard Barn- well, 37, was located just after 8 a.m. inside a home in the 3000 block of Alpine Drive in Augusta. The FBI assisted Bibb deputies with the arrest and “large amount of drugs of traffickin­g qual- ity” were recovered from the residence, the sheriff ’s office said.

Prior to his escape, Barn- well was being detained for the U.S. Marshals Service after he was convicted last month on federal drug traf- ficking charges. He faces sig- nificant time in prison when sentenced, the FBI previ- ously said.

The arrest was made nearly a month after the four inmates escaped through a broken window and a cut fence at the jail about 3 a.m. Oct. 16, according to Bibb Sheriff David Davis. They then got into a blue Dodge Challenger, which was found four days later in the parking lot of Biomat USA, located at 630 North Avenue in Macon, the sheriff ’s office said.

The first escaped inmate, 29-year-old Chavis Demaryo Stokes, was apprehende­d Oct. 26 by the U.S. Marshals Service at a home in Monte- zuma, about 50 miles south- west of the Bibb jail, author- ities said. Stokes was previ- ously charged with posses- sion of a firearm and drug traffickin­g.

On Nov. 3, Marc Kerry Anderson, 25, was located just before 3 p.m. at the Hunt- ley Apartments at 1000 Park Drive in northeast Atlanta, investigat­ors said. Anderson was being held on aggravated assault charges prior to his escape. Deputies arrested him wi h help from the Georgia State Patrol and the Marshals Service.

The other escaped inmate is 52-year-old Joey Fournier, who remains at large Sun- day and has been charged with murder. He is accused of killing his ex-girlfriend, Cynthia Berry, in February 2022, according to the sheriff ’s office. The FBI said it is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for informatio­n leading to his arrest.

Only 10 employees were working at the time of the escape, which happened in the oldest part of the 43-year-old jail, away from where inmates are housed, Davis previously said. There should have been as many as 30 employees at the time, he added.

Anyone with informatio­n on the possible location of Fournier should call the FBI’S tip line at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324), the USMS at 1-877-WANTED2, or the Bibb County Sheriff ’s Office at 478-751-7500. Tips may also be submitted online at tips. fbi.gov or USMS Tips App.

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