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Man Dies After Fight, Fall

March 1, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Man Dies After Fight, Fall

A fight Friday ended with the death of a Lake Waccamaw area man. The sheriff’s office reported that Luke Simmons, 39, died after he fell and hit his head during a fight with another man, [Read More]

Trooper Trevor Bryan (NCHSP photo)
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Trooper Credited with Saving Woman Saturday

February 28, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Trooper Credited with Saving Woman Saturday

A Chadbourn woman is in New Hanover Regional after a single-vehicle wreck Saturday, and a trooper is getting credit for saving her life. First Sgt. Andrew Pait of the Highway Patrol said Trooper Trevor Bryan [Read More]

Spivey is flanked by Chief Deputy Aaron Herring, Sheriff Jody Greene and other CCSO personnel.
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Bond $5 million for Spivey; Two Jailed for Helping

February 25, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Bond $5 million for Spivey; Two Jailed for Helping

The couple ex-police chief Anthony Spivey called “ma and pa” have been jailed for helping Spivey hide form law enforcement. Harold Dean and Debbie Sasser, both of Fair Bluff, were arrested Thursday and charged with [Read More]

Spivey after being arrested early Thursday. (HCPD photo)
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Spivey Friends Jailed; Letter Mentioned Suicide

February 24, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Spivey Friends Jailed; Letter Mentioned Suicide

The man and woman Anthony Spivey called “Pa and Ma” have been arrested. Harold Dean Sasser and Debbie Sasser were taken into custody this afternoon, according to jail reports. CCN has not confirmed their charges, [Read More]

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Spivey Arrested in South Carolina

February 24, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Spivey Arrested in South Carolina

Anthony Spivey was arrested early Thursday after running out of a relative’s apartment in South Carolina, where he had apparently been hiding since Sunday. The disgraced former Chadbourn Police Chief was arrested last year on [Read More]

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Spivey Held Under $1 Million Dollar Bond

February 24, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Spivey Held Under $1 Million Dollar Bond

Anthony Spivey Taken into Custody [Read More]

Anthony Spivey has been missing since Sunday night. (CCSO photo)
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Search for Spivey Continues

February 22, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Search for Spivey Continues

Dive teams were back in the water on the Lumber River this morning searching for the body of former Chadbourn Police Chief Anthony Spivey. The sheriff’s office and other local agencies were joined by the [Read More]

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Woman Found Shot in Home

February 21, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Woman Found Shot in Home

The sheriff’s office is investigating a homicide on McMillian Road. Chief Deputy Aaron Herring said the female victim was found Monday morning. “We are treating this as a murder at this time,” Herring said. Investigators [Read More]

CPD Chief Anthony Spivey
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Dive Teams Searching for Spivey in Lumber River

February 21, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Dive Teams Searching for Spivey in Lumber River

Search crews are on the Lumber River near Fair Bluff after former Chadbourn Police Chief Anthony Spivey’s truck was found at a hunting camp. Sheriff Jody Greene said Spivey was due in court this morning. [Read More]

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Multiple Homes Hit by Gunfire; Two People Hurt

February 21, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Multiple Homes Hit by Gunfire; Two People Hurt

The sheriff’s office is investigating a series of shootings that occurred in the Clarendon community Thursday and Friday.  The shooting incidents were among five that occurred between Sunday, Feb. 13 and Friday, Feb. 18. Several [Read More]

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Sixth Road Death Reported Sunday

February 21, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Sixth Road Death Reported Sunday

The county’s sixth road fatality occurred Sunday night near Tabor City. Laramie Stanley was traveling west on Inman Road, 1.1 miles from Tabor City, when the crash occurred, Sgt. A.M. Pait of the Highway Patrol [Read More]

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Shooting Under Investigation in Clarendon

February 17, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Shooting Under Investigation in Clarendon

Developing right now: the sheriff’s office is investigating a shooting incident in the Clarendon community. No additional details were immediately available.  The shooting was the second in 24 hours and the third this week. Someone [Read More]

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Infant Becomes Fifth Road Death

February 16, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Infant Becomes Fifth Road Death

The six month old baby airlifted after a crash near Chadbourn has died. King Matthew Jaron Frink was identified as the third death from the headon collision. Baby King’s mother, Angela Shipman, and Jarvis McKinnon [Read More]

Brandy Cowart and Rodney McGill (CCSO photo)
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UPDATE: Suspects Shot Man in Navassa, Police Say

February 15, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on UPDATE: Suspects Shot Man in Navassa, Police Say

• Pair was wanted for shooting, robbery. Two suspects wanted for attempted murder in Brunswick County led deputies on a chase through Hallsboro early Friday morning. The chase ended when the suspects fled from their [Read More]

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Brunswick Suspects Caught After Hallsboro Chase

February 14, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Brunswick Suspects Caught After Hallsboro Chase

Two suspects wanted for attempted murder in Brunswick County led deputies on a chase through Hallsboro early Friday morning. The chase ended when the suspects fled from their still-moving vehicle and it crashed into a [Read More]

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Crime Against Nature, Child Sexual Abuse Charges on Bladen Man

February 11, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Crime Against Nature, Child Sexual Abuse Charges on Bladen Man

A Bladen man has been arrested in Whiteville on charges he sexually abused a child. Dwayne Campbell Jr., 30, was ordered held under $150,000 secured bond on charges of crime against nature, indecent liberties with [Read More]

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