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 a...
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.,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 i...
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...
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...