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]
No contraband was found but an early morning drone flight over Columbus Correctional caught the eye of law enforcement Tuesday. The sheriff’s office said that prison officials spotted to drone around 7 a.m. and contacted [Read More]
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]
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