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]
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 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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
From six to nine inches of rain across central and southern Columbus is leading to delays, closures and cleanup this morning. Sheriff Bill Rogers reported more than a dozen water rescues between Sunday afternoon and [Read More]
Updated and corrected information at 9:45 p.m. Two rescue vehicles were wrecked and third was damaged as heavy rains brought flash flooding to much of Columbus today (Sunday). Radio traffic indicated that a Tabor City [Read More]
Whiteville Police have arrested a man on charges of possessing and duplicating child pornography. Bryson Benjamin Jonston, 22, was arrested Monday on one count each of second and third degree sexual exploitation of a minor [Read More]
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