Public Safety

The sheriff’s office is searching for a missing person who left home early Thursday. Ervin Hakeem Johnson, also known as Baydee and Ervianna, was last seen leaving his home at 3 a.m. He was not carrying any personal items such as a telephone, ID or bank cards. Johnson’s mother was the last person to have contact with the missing individual. Johnson, 25, is black with long braided hair...

A teen was arrested this morning (Monday) after allegedly bringing a handgun onto the Whiteville High School campus. Tyquan Dreshaun Davis, 19, was arrested on a single charge of possessing a weapon on educational property. He was held under a $5,000 bond, according to detention center reports. School Resource Officer R. Fowler reported that he was contacted by school secretary Patricia Sanderson after the handgun was found in...