Macon-Bibb County filed suit in Superior Court against the owners, agents, and corporations of the Red Carpet Inn (2690 Riverside Drive) due to the amount of criminal activity, emergency calls, and other reports there. The County is bringing this action to permanently enjoin, restrain, and abate the public nuisance that has existed and continues to be maintained at Red Carpet Inn,

“We are continuing to take action to improve our public safety, and that means holding people accountable for the types of activity happening on their property,” says Mayor Lester Miller. “These hotbeds of criminal activity must be addressed and stop them from being a drain on our public safety resources.”

From March 2016 to February 2022, EMS, Fire Department, and Sheriff's Office received more than 650 emergency calls to Red Carpet and its predecessor property. This includes armed robbery, rape, drug overdoses, drug possession, drug trafficking and distribution, aggravated assault, child molestation and other serious criminal activity.

The sale and use of drugs there have led to frequent ambulance calls for victims experiencing a drug overdose. These calls occur several times per month, and sometimes multiple times per day. Nearly two dozen of these cases are detailed in the suit. Information was provided by law enforcement, code enforcement, and other complaints.

The amount of activity at the Red Carpet Inn has led the Sheriff’s Office to increase regular patrols on and around the property, meaning they and the State of Georgia devote substantial public resources, attention, patrols, time, and operations there.