Public Safety

Bladen and Columbus deputies arrested a Clarkton-area man on charges that he fired multiple rounds into a White Oak home, endangering his own child. Cameron Brice McKoy, 26, of 111 Jasmine Lane, Clarkton, was arrested just before 1 a.m. today (June 24) and turned over to Bladen County. He faces charges of discharging a weapon into occupied property, three counts of property damage, and misdemeanor child abuse. He...

A wanted man was jailed on meth charges after citizen complaints about reckless ATV riding in Cerro Gordo, the sheriff’s office said. William Colbey Carroll, 34, is being held under $65,000 bond on charges of felony probation violation, possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia, according to detention center records. His address was listed as 838 Bullard Rd. Carroll was captured June 17 after complaints about four-wheelers being driven...

An AirLink helicopter crew was briefly blinded by someone tracking the helicopter with a laser during a medical mission Thursday. The helicopter crew reported that around 11:43 p.m., someone shone a blue laser at the aircraft, illuminating the cockpit “and causing temporary visual impairment” to the crew. The pilot reported that the laser continued tracking the helicopter for around a minute before the flight was aborted and the...