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The family of a Columbus County man killed in the line of duty in South Carolina has a mortgage free home. Devin Mason was a deputy with the Florence County sheriff’s Office when he was killed during a shootout with a felony suspect on July 1, 2025. He left behind his fiance’ Madison Church and their infant son, Brooks James Mason, along with his mother Shannon and stepfather...
Eric Martin – already wanted for the June 11 shooting of Raphael Gowans in Brunswick – is now wanted for the murder of two local youth who were with Martin’s alleged accomplice when they were slain. The driver in that case, Isaiah Cooper, 18, has also been charged with two additional counts of being an accessory to murder after the fact and obstruction of justice. He was already...
Patrick Corey Fields pleaded guilty Tuesday to two misdemeanor charges and saw his child sexual assault charges dismissed. Patrick Corey Fields, 35, of Bladenboro, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor child abuse and misdemeanor assault on a child in Columbus County Superior Court Tuesday, according to court records. Charges of second degree sex offense with a child and indecent liberties were dismissed by the District Attorney’s Office as part of...