Narcotics agents from Columbus and New Hanover counties say a Chadbourn man was a major part of a narcotics trafficking ring that stretched across multiple counties. Cortez Mikell Smith, 30, of 118 S. Wilkes St., [Read More]
A series of fights and threats against schools and school personnel are being investigated by the sheriff’s office. Reports show that a bus driver was nearly assaulted by a student at Williams Township School Oct. [Read More]
There is no police record of an alleged incident between Whiteville Police and mayoral hopeful Brittany Payne, officials said today. In an Instagram reel, Payne claimed that she was harassed by a Whiteville Police officer [Read More]
A man and woman from East Arcadia were jailed after they allegedly robbed a Rouse Lane man Oct. 28, and left behind some of their loot. Cierra Myree Young, 37, and Robert Terrell Lacewell, also [Read More]
9 p.m. update The elderly man who was missing on Braswell Road has been found safe. Mr. Danny Britt was found in a cornfield in the Evergreen community, Sheriff Bill Rogers said. Britt was transported [Read More]
State officials are urging parents to ensure their trick or treaters don’t have a special surprise in their candy bags this Halloween. Attorney General Jeff Jackson is reminding North Carolinians to be careful they’re not [Read More]
Two alleged dealers and two fugitives were jailed after early morning narcotics raids in Fair Bluff Thursday (today). Ernest Lavon McLeod, 45; Anthony Jama Bethea, 35; Nieasha McLeod, 20; and Anthony Haynes, 59 were all [Read More]
Three murder suspects at the county detention center have been charged with beating another inmate. Inmates Kenneth Wooten, Tallis Vereen and Julius Stephens all face charges of assault inflicting serious injury. Bond was set at [Read More]
Deputies arrested a woman after she allegedly violated a restraining order and tried to bring narcotics into the county detention center. Jessica Akins, 36, of 111 Barbcrest Dr., Whiteville, was charged with possession of heroin [Read More]
Child abuse charges have been filed against a woman who allegedly beat her son with a belt. Gina Ann Soles, 35, of 4846 Old Stake Rd., Chadbourn, was arrested early today (Oct. 29) on two [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]
Detectives are investigating two separate shooting incidents that were reported at neighboring addresses Saturday. Deputies were called to the 12000 block of Old Lake Road just before 2 p.m. after residents found their home had [Read More]
Updated 4 p.m. Oct. 29 The suspect in a double homicide in Hoke County killed himself at the Boys and Girls Home Chapel at Lake Waccamaw late Monday. The victims in the case have been [Read More]
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]
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]
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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