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Checking Station Lands Honduran Murder Suspect

October 24, 2025 Jefferson Weaver 0

Deputies working a sobriety checkpoint arrested an international fugitive wanted for murder Thursday. Wilbor Alexis Castro Dominguez, 29, of Loris, was visibly impaired when he was stopped after a brief chase, the sheriff’s office said,  [Read More]

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Tabor Street to Honor Fallen Officer

October 24, 2025 Jefferson Weaver 0

Shane Miller died on his first shift as a Tabor City Police officer in 2004. On Tuesday, family, friends and fellow officers will gather in the border town as a section of Complex Street will [Read More]

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Woman Charged with Indecent Liberties, Child Abuse

October 24, 2025 Jefferson Weaver 0

UPDATED 3:16 p.m. Deputies have charged a Whiteville woman after she allegedly sexually assaulted her daughter and threatened her life. Rosalina Baena, 46, of 857 Gore Trailer Rd., Whiteville, was arrested Thursday. She is charged [Read More]

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DWI Leads to Modified Pistol

October 24, 2025 Jefferson Weaver 0

A suspected impaired driver was found to be carrying a fully-automatic handgun when he was arrested early Friday morning. Wilbor Alexis Castro Dominguez, 29, was held under no bond on charges of DWI and possession [Read More]

DWI Roundup

DWI Roundup for Oct. 9-22, 2025

October 23, 2025 Jefferson Weaver 0

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]

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Woman Tied to Deputy’s Ambush Dies in Rest Home

October 23, 2025 Jefferson Weaver 0

The mother of the man charged with shooting and killing a Darlington County, S.C. deputy died Sunday in a Tabor City nursing home. Linda Dennett, 77, told deputies that her son Cameron was not at [Read More]

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Gravel Thief Sought in Hallsboro

October 23, 2025 Jefferson Weaver 0

Deputies are searching for the thief who has been taking gravel from a Hallsboro diner. The owner of Gwen’s Café contacted the sheriff’s office Tuesday after noticing a pile of crusher run slated for repairing [Read More]

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Traffic Stop Yields Meth

October 22, 2025 Jefferson Weaver 0

Large quantities of crystal methamphetamine were seized from a Chadbourn area man in a Bolton traffic stop Tuesday. Gary Fernell Robinson Jr., 24, of 202 Jackson St., Chadbourn, was held without bond pending a first [Read More]

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Two Sought for LP Tank Theft

October 22, 2025 Jefferson Weaver 0

Ten propane tanks were stolen from an outside display at a Dollar General store  near Tabor City Tuesday. The larceny was reported at 1:39 p.m. at the store located at 18015 Swamp Fox Highway East. [Read More]

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Three Jailed in Narcotics Raid

October 22, 2025 Jefferson Weaver 0

Three men were charged after county Vice-Narcotics detectives raided a Whiteville home Thursday. Brandon Tyler Butler, 30, Ricky Dale Butler Sr., 60, and Cameron Quattlebaum, 26, were arrested after an investigation sparked by citizen complaints, [Read More]

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Bladen Man Jailed in Rgwood Robbery

October 21, 2025 Jefferson Weaver 0

A joint operation between Columbus and Bladen deputies and Elizabethtown Police led to the arrest of an armed robbery suspect Monday. Glenn Davis Bowen, 66, of 509 S. Lower St., was held under $100,000 secured [Read More]

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Child Found Naked, Playing in Roadway; Mom Charged

October 20, 2025 Jefferson Weaver 0

Deputies have charged a Snake Island Road woman with child abuse after her toddler son was found playing naked in a roadway. Cheyanne Angel Spurling, 23, of 604 Snake Island Rd., Whiteville and 308 Cedar [Read More]

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Cerro Gordo Man Charged with Assaulting Deputy, Woman

October 20, 2025 Jefferson Weaver 0

Deputies have charged a Cerro Gordo man after he allegedly threatened a deputy with a suppressed, fully automatic weapon and assaulted his wife Saturday. Marty Levon Strickland, 64, of 3781 Cherry Grove Church Road, was [Read More]

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Whiteville Woman Charged with Attempted Murder

October 16, 2025 Jefferson Weaver 0

A shooting in Bladen County led to the arrest of a Whiteville woman Wednesday. Alisa Michelle Rich, 50, of 148 Twin Pines Circle, was held without bond pending a first appearance in Bladen County court. [Read More]

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CCSO Details Drug Operations

October 16, 2025 Jefferson Weaver 0

Surveillance of suspected drug activity in several communities have led to a number of narcotics arrests in recent weeks, the sheriff’s office said in a press release. Columbus County Sheriff’s Office Vice/Narcotics Division agents conducting [Read More]

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CCSO: Woman Who Claimed to be APS Identified

October 14, 2025 Jefferson Weaver 0

The sheriff’s office and Animal Protective Services (APS) have identified a woman who wass reportedly going  door to door threatening to shoot dogs. The woman allegedly said she was from “Animal Control,” the sheriff’s office [Read More]

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