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A traffic violation and a black metal box commonly used for narcotics transportation led to the arrest of a Hallsboro man May 1. Jemel Antwan Thompson, 33, was held under $155,000 secured bond, according to detention center reports. He was charged with fleeing to elude arrest, possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of a stolen firearm, trafficking in opiates, possession with intent to sell and deliver...
A Lumberton woman pleaded guilty Wednesday (today) to bank fraud and misuse of Social Security numbers. Jillian Scott, 31, faces a maximum penalty of 35 years in prison when sentenced later this year. According to court documents and other evidence presented in court, Scott was employed as a customer call representative for State Employees Credit Union (SECU) and worked remotely from her home on a SECU issued laptop....
The driver of the truck that damaged a Columbus County Sheriff’s patrol vehicle May 1 admitted that she shouldn’t have been driving, the report said. Roseanne Deloreta, 63, allegedly backed out of a driveway and into the deputy’s car at a home on Clarendon Chadbourn Highway. No one was injured in the wreck. Deputies had respondd to a disturbance call at 1833 Clarendon Chadbourn Highway around 1 a.m.,...