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Robeson County deputies arrested a Pembroke teacher and foster parent on multiple child sex offenses Saturday. Paul Nelson Locklear, 53, was arrested in Columbus County by Robeson investigators. The RCSO did not say where he was taken into custody. Nelson is being held under $2 million bond, charged with sexual activity by a substitute parent and attempted sexual activity; three counts of indecent liberties with a minor; child...
President Joe Biden commuted the death sentences of 37 convicted murderers Monday (Today), including three tied to high profile cases with regional connections. Biden issued the commutations as incoming President Elect Donald Trump vowed to clear federal death row by executing inmates who appeals had been exhausted. Among the 37 are Brandon Basham, Chadrick Fulks and Brandon Council. Council killed two women in a Conway bank robbery in...
Suspect photos and charges added. Deputies arrested 20 suspects Dec. 16 in a broad sweep in what the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office named Operation Nutcracker. The “crime suppression warrant roundup” was designed to reduce criminal activity during the Christmas holiday season, Sheriff Bill Rogers said in a press release. Property crimes and drug activity typically rise during the holidays, when people are away from home. A high...