Public Safety

A search warrant in the Pleasant Plains community shut down an alleged drug dealer after multiple complaints by the public, according to the sheriff’s office. Joe Russell Menser, 46, of 940 Singletary Rd., Whiteville, was held under $40,000 secured bond after his arrest Sept. 10, according to a release from the sheriff’s office. Menser is charged with felony possession of cocaine, attempted possession of cocaine, possession with intent...

Deputies charged a Hallsboro woman with second degree arson Saturday, marking her 11th arrest in less than a year. Amber Muse, 49, was held under $100,000 secured bond, according to detention center reports. Muse was charged with a single count of second degree arson. Court documents show Muse’s address as 122 and 144 Bussy Road. Muse is alleged to have set fire to her neighbor’s property at 122...

Calls and messages about suspected drug behavior led to an investigation and two arrests by the sheriff’s office in Tabor City this week. Kavin Rudolph Jordan, 35, of 163 Sandy Place Drive, was held under $125,000 secured bond, charged with possession of a firearm by a felon, maintaining a place for drug activities, and misdemeanor possession of marijuana, according to detention center records. Warrants show that Jordan had...