Public Safety

The suspect in Saturday’s arson case in Hallsboro was taken to Columbus Regional after a scan at the sheriff’s office showed a “concealed object” in her body. Amber Muse, 49, of 122 and 144 Bussy Road, was charged with felony arson and held under $100,000 secured bond, according to detention center reports. She is alleged to have intentionally set fire to 122 Bussy Road, where she had previously...

Wake County authorities have charged a local man with soliciting photos of a teen girl. Justin Tyler Holmes Riddle, 31, of 203 Central Ave., Lake Waccamaw, is being held under $250,000 secured bond after he was taken into custody by the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office. He is charged with soliciting a child via computer and first degree sexual exploitation of a minor. Warrants show that Riddle is alleged...