Deputies arrested an impaired, naked man Oct. 5 who said he was being bitten by snakes. Troy Edward Adkins, 54, of 99 McKeithan Dr., Whiteville, was charged with misdemeanor indecent exposure, and intoxicated and disruptive. [Read More]
The man who shot four people in a Clarkton home in 2020, killing three, will spend the next 66 to 87 years in prison. Taureen Reshaul Johnson, 41, was found guilty of three counts of [Read More]
Following is a weekly feature of ColumbusCountyNews.com. All records and information are obtained through arrest reports and warrants. While the focus is primarily to draw attention to driving while impaired (DWI) cases, other charges are [Read More]
Law Enforcement Begins ‘Operation Crash Reduction’ to Combat Dangerous Driving The N.C. Governor’s Highway Safety Program (NCGHSP) is urging drivers to follow the speed limit, as part of a statewide enforcement campaign, “Operation Crash Reduction”. [Read More]
A Green Sea woman allegedly starved four pit bull dogs to death and killed another dog, according to warrants. Tangela Deloris George, 41, of 3470 Bay View Dr., Green Sea and 41 Phillips St., Fair [Read More]
Whiteville Police charged a man with driving while impaired and leaving the scene of a collision after an incident Saturday night. Wesley Simkins, 63, was initially held under no bond since he refused a breathalyzer, [Read More]
Two teachers and several students were assaulted after a brawl at South Columbus High School Tuesday, according to a sheriff’s report. Juvenile petitions are being sought after the morning incident, the report said. Administrators told [Read More]
Deputies found a bullet hole in the wall of a home where a man allegedly fired a gun while a woman pleaded for help. Christopher McPherson, 41, of 1404 Pinelog Rd., Whiteville, was held without [Read More]
Deputies have charged a Bladen County woman with choking her stepson and throwing him against a wall. Crystal Ann Roberts, 40, of 13652 N.C. 87 Hwy., Tar Heel, was held under $500,000 secured bond in [Read More]
Following is a weekly feature of Columbuscountynews.com. All records and information are obtained through arrest reports and warrants. While the focus is primarily to draw attention to driving while impaired (DWI) cases, other charges are [Read More]
The girl injured Saturday in an ATV crash in Hallsboro has died. Remmi Jayms Noble, 12, was seriously injured while riding a side-by-side with two other girls at a home on Elbow Road, Sheriff Bill [Read More]
Three men were jailed Thursday after an extensive investigation into narcotics sales in Evergreen, the sheriff’s office said in a press release. Brothers Anthony and Antonio Ward of 80 Ward Village Drive and Antonio Floyd [Read More]
Two small children ingested methamphetamine allegedly left out by their mother, according to warrants. Lisa Danielle Landreth, 33, was held without bond, according to detention center records. She is charged with misdemeanor child abuse. Records [Read More]
A Mount Olive community teen was rescued from a man authorities called a “predator” after he allegedly took the child from her Columbus County home. Brian Keith Riley, 64, is being held in the Cumberland [Read More]
Two suspects are in jail and more arrests are pending in a two-state theft ring that targeted mobile home dealers and construction sites. Elvis Geronimo Oxendine Jr., 29, and Deanna Marie Lambert, both of Lumberton, [Read More]
A North Whiteville shooting sent one man to the hospital and a convicted felon to jail Saturday. Frederick Lavone Canady, 49, of 91 Pridgen Acres, Clarkton, is being held under no bond. The sheriff’s office [Read More]
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