Public Safety

A fight between father and son led to injuries and charges May 19. Robert Myers II, 38, of 628 Lakeside Dr., Riegelwood, was arrested for simple assault on a female in the incident. He was released on a $2,500 unsecured bond. The sheriff’s office reported that Myers is alleged to have forced his way into a bedroom at the Lakeside Drive home just before midnight. Myer reportedly through...

Deputies and the Department of Social Services were called after a father allegedly left belt marks on his ten-year-old daughter. Michael Preston Smith, 38, of old Lumberton Road, was charged with two counts of misdemeanor child abuse and released on a$1,500 unsecured bond, according to detention center reports. Deputies were called to Columbus Regional May 18 after the victim’s grandmother discovered the girl, 10, was badly bruised. The...

A larceny suspect discovered the hard way that he had picked the wrong neighborhood Sunday when he ended up in the custody of an off-duty Whiteville Police officer.  Victor Parris, 27, is being held under no bond on a charge of attempted larceny. His address was listed as Columbia, S.C. in detention center reports. Deputies were called to the 3300 block of New Britton Highway around 8 a.m....