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Woman, Vehicles Hit by Gunfire

November 30, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Woman, Vehicles Hit by Gunfire

Two vehicles were struck by gunfire and a woman hurt Wednesday in the area of Will Inman and Kenny Jordan roads. Keyatta Todd and an infant were traveling on Kenny Jordan around 2:15 p.m. when [Read More]

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Suspect Shoots Self During Warrant Service

November 29, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Suspect Shoots Self During Warrant Service

A Fair Bluff man reportedly shot himself Tuesday when a deputy went to his Fair Bluff home with an order for arrest. The sheriff’s office said a deputy made contact with Tony Tant, 53, at [Read More]

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Stopping Traffic Leads to Traffic Stop — and Drugs

November 28, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Stopping Traffic Leads to Traffic Stop — and Drugs

Crack cocaine and illegal parking sent a Wilmington man to jail early Monday morning. Michael Dean Benoy, age 51, was stopped in the middle of the roadway on N.C. 211 near Bolton when a deputy [Read More]

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Series of Shootings Leaves One Hurt

November 27, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Series of Shootings Leaves One Hurt

One woman was shot and multiple homes and vehicles were damaged in a series of shootings that began Thanksgiving, according to sheriff’s reports. It is not known if any of the shootings were related, and [Read More]

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Man Shot, Woman Run Over in Friday Incident

November 22, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Man Shot, Woman Run Over in Friday Incident

One man is in critical condition after he was shot during a fight in Buckhead Friday. A female victim is recovering after she was allegedly run over by the suspect. The suspect was arrested after [Read More]

Interim Sheriff Bill Rogers (Submitted)
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Jail Improvements Underway

November 21, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jail Improvements Underway

More than $700,000 worth of state funding is going into making the Columbus County Detention Center safer for both inmates and staff. Sheriff Bill Rogers and Chief Deputy Jerome McMillian briefed commissioners Monday on the [Read More]

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Conviction Dropped in Rogers Case

November 21, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Conviction Dropped in Rogers Case

New evidence in the Kandle Rogers assault case has led to the dismissal of the city school board member’s conviction. Rogers was charged with assault on a government official after she allegedly scratched Nishawn Pridgen, [Read More]

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Robeson Murder Suspect Facing Federal Charges

November 17, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Robeson Murder Suspect Facing Federal Charges

The Robeson County murder suspect accused of shooting two Robeson County Sheriff’s deputies now faces federal carjacking charges. A criminal complaint filed today (Nov. 17)  alleges that Shawn Tobin Locklear, Jr., carjacked a patrol vehicle [Read More]

Scott Dale Todd (CCSO)
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Charter School Teacher Jailed

November 15, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Charter School Teacher Jailed

Updated A former teacher at Columbus Charter School is in jail under $250,000 secured bond, three counts of indecent liberties with a student.  Scott Dale Todd, 29, was dismissed from the school Nov. 1 after [Read More]

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Thieves Hit Cerro Gordo Store Three Times

November 15, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Thieves Hit Cerro Gordo Store Three Times

Thieves targeted the Cerro Gordo Family Dollar multiple times over the course of several days, taking merchandise and even a cash register. The sheriff’s office reported that someone stole an undetermined quantity of goods from [Read More]

Christopher Mintz (CCSO)
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Mintz Indicted in Child Sex Case

November 13, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Mintz Indicted in Child Sex Case

A Columbus County Grand Jury has returned a true bill of indictment against a man charged with having sex with an adolescent. Christopher Mintz, 36, of 533 New Britton Hwy., Whiteville, was indicted for two [Read More]

Madison Street was blocked downtown Wednesday when high water led to stalled cars and debris.
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Flood Meeting Thursday in Whiteville

November 13, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Flood Meeting Thursday in Whiteville

Major plans for Soules Swamp and the Waccamaw River will be discussed at a meeting Thursday in Whiteville Edward Davis of Cape Fear Resources Conservation and Development said Economic Development director Gary Lanier, Danielle Darkangelo [Read More]

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Robeson Shooter has Pending Murder Charge; Deputies Stable

November 7, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Robeson Shooter has Pending Murder Charge; Deputies Stable

Two Robeson County Sheriff’s Office Deputies are hospitalized after they were shot attempting to arrest a wanted suspect who was on pretrial release under a murder charge. “I am as frustrated as I have ever [Read More]

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Rifles Accidentally Left in Vehicles

November 7, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Rifles Accidentally Left in Vehicles

Two West Columbus High School students were turned over to their parents and two hunting rifles seized at the school Monday. The sheriff’s office reported that two rifles were found in separate trucks on the [Read More]

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Mother and Son Among Arrests in Drug Cases

November 7, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Mother and Son Among Arrests in Drug Cases

Sheriff Bill Rogers has released additional information on several major drug investigations from October. Throughout the month, the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office made multiple arrests in the county for offenses ranging from narcotics trafficking, assault [Read More]

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Chadbourn Man Charged in Horry Killing

November 7, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Chadbourn Man Charged in Horry Killing

A Sunday morning shooting left a woman dead and sent a Chadbourn man to jail, according to Horry County Police. William Cody Perritt, 21, of Chadbourn is charged with murder and possession of a weapon [Read More]

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