Public Safety

A Columbus County resident was bilked out of $6,500 on promises of a new Mercedes auto and $3.5 million in cash. The sheriff’s office said the victim was contacted about winning the car and cash by a telephone scammer. He was instructed to purchase gift cards and prepaid money cards to as part of the delivery process. “The victim became suspicious after being asked to send an additional...

The suspect in multiple break-ins was arrested after a traffic stop July 9. Reports show that Jessie Levern Dudley, 60, was held under no bond. He was charged with maintaining a vehicle for drug activities, manufacture, sale, delivery and possession of drugs within 1,000 feet of a school, traffic violations, larceny of a motor vehicle and breaking, entering and larceny. The sheriff’s office reported that deputies were called...

Updated 1:40 p.m. July 10 Flock traffic cameras helped capture a South Carolina man wanted for a string of thefts in Columbus County. Brian Keith Misenheimer, 51, of Marion, S.C., was held under $175,000 secured bond, according to the sheriff’s office. He faces charges of breaking and entering, larceny, second degree trespassing, felony possession of cocaine, assault with a deadly weapon on a law enforcement officer, and fleeing...