Javon Delmond Bledson, 18, of 223 North Piedmont Ave., Rockmart; Christopher Stocks, 23, of 207 Forrest Park, Apt. 2, Rockmart; Bethany Wiggins, 22, of 60 Craton St., Rockmart.; Pauline Bryant, 20, and Roberta Grandison, 22, both of 223 North Piedmont Ave, Rockmart, are all set for arraignment, according to court documents.
A sixth person, Chadd Philpot, 23, of 1285 Fairview Road is not on the court calendar.
Bledson is currently serving time for a May 2010 robbery at the Little Bear Store on North Piedmont Avenue in Rockmart, according to law enforcement officials.
His sentence in the robbery incident was part of a plea agreement in that case, officials said.
Officials confirm the arraignments, where the person charged enters a plea of guilty or not guilty, is related to the April 10, 2011, assault and shooting of Timmy and Robin Gibbs of Rockmart.
Bledson is the suspected shooter in the attack.
Officials said those charged would not be required to physically be in court if their attorneys files paperwork notifying the court of their pleas.
The assault and shooting occurred around 10:20 p.m. at the corner of College Street and Hogue Avenue.
The Gibbs were walking home from a relative’s house when they were attacked by multiple individuals in what police called a “gang-type assault.”
Timmy Gibbs was hospitalized with a gunshot wound and has never fully recovered. Robin Gibbs also received medical treatment for her injuries in the attack.
Officials said there have been grand jury indictments in the case, but no one has yet gone to trial or been convicted.
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