Public Safety

Two suspects found misdemeanor citations when they went “exploring” at a former school Thursday. Deputies were called to Acme-Delco Middle School about a breaking and entering in progress. Deputies spotted the two males, ages 18 and 21, coming out of the cafeteria building and detained them. “One of the individuals admitted to entering the school to ‘explore,’ citing curiosity related to the filming of The Black Phone at the...

A man was arrested Wednesday after he broke into a church and disrobed while trying to flee the devil, a sheriff’s report said. Dusty Johnathan Prince, 35, was held under $20,000 secured bond on charges of breaking and entering a place of worship, and property damage. His address was listed on court documents as 4316 Will Inman Rd., Tabor City. The sheriff’s office reported that deputies were called...

  The suspect in a Tuesday night shooting was waiting for deputies with his hands raised when they arrived at the crime scene. Brandon Alexander Galloway, 31, was held under no bond, pending a first appearance, He was booked into the Columbus County Detention Center at 3 a.m. on a single charge of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, inflicting serious injury. His address was...