Public Safety

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. He was also charged with an unrelated speeding ticket from Chadbourn Police. His bond was set at $500. The sheriff’s report said deputies were called to Seven Creeks Highway just after 5 a.m....

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 first degree murder and one of attempted first degree murder, according to a release from the District Attorney’s Office. Johnson was found guilty and sentenced today (Oct. 9). Johnson killed Katrice Lacole Murchison,...

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 included where available and applicable. All suspects are presumed innocent unless found guilty in a court of law. An arrest is not a conviction of driving while impaired or any other crime, but...