Public Safety

Traces of crystal methamphetamine were found in a child’s system during an endangerment case, according to the sheriff’s office.  The juvenile’s mother and grandmother were both arrested Tuesday following an investigation by the sheriff’s office and Dept. of Social Services. Katelyn Rose Richardson, 26, and Lynn Richardson, 55, both of 129 Dudney Lane, Chadbourn, were held under $35,000 secured bond each, charged with two counts each of exposing...

Social media led authorities to find a child who apparently fled a foster home in Chadbourn and ended up staying with a woman in Leland.  Kimberly Hope Ramsey, 45, was held under a secured bond, charged with multiple counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and resist, obstruct or delay an officer  in Brunswick and Columbus counties, according to court documents. The sheriff’s office said deputies...