Articles by Jefferson Weaver

The driver of the truck that damaged a Columbus County Sheriff’s patrol vehicle May 1 admitted that she shouldn’t have been driving, the report said. Roseanne Deloreta, 63, allegedly backed out of a driveway and [Read More]

William Cody Perritt will spend up to 26 years in prison after entering an Alford plea in the shooting death of his girlfriend. The plea came today in South Carolina, just days before Perritt was [Read More]

 • Dustin Lloyd Long had previously run from deputies when they were attacked by a dog at the residence he shared with Shelia Todd. A man wanted for sexually abusing a child  was attempting to [Read More]

Three Superior Court cases resulted in jail time for defendants last week. Special Superior Court Judge Quinton McGee handed down the sentences during the April 28 session of court. Jacqueline Spivey, 68, pleaded guilty to [Read More]

A stolen dump trailer allegedly used by a wanted man led to a weeks-long investigation and his arrest May 2. Skyler Ray Long, 34, of 135 Lettie and Lennox Rd., Nakina, is being held without [Read More]

The passenger in a car that led deputies and police on a wild chase Friday night was wanted for the April 13 gunfight at a Whiteville event center. Malik Wilder, 29, of 112 Covington Lane, [Read More]

Drug and traffic charges sent a Clarkton area man to jail Wednesday after he led police and deputies on a high speed chase. Willie Graham, 19, of 1200 Quill Moore Rd., Clarkton was held under [Read More]

Firefighting aircraft on the Sunset Road fire in Brunswick County had to be grounded yesterday when two drones flew through the airspace. The N.C. Forest Service said the rapidly moving fire spread during the time [Read More]