Public Safety

An argument turned into a car chase involving a four wheeler this morning, and one man was shot. Sheriff Bill Rogers said the incident happened near Boardman around 2 a.m. A disagreement between two men led to a fight, and one of those involved tried to flee, apparently on a four-wheeler. Gunshots were exchanged, and the ATV rider was struck in the leg, Rogers said. The case is...

A four year old boy is in stable condition at UNC Hospital after he was struck in the neck by gunfire in Cerro Gordo Monday. The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office and State Bureau of Investigation are “all hands on deck” working on the case, Sheriff Bill Rogers said. “This wasn’t someone involved in the shooting,” he said. “This was just a little kid.” The child was riding through...

The man who killed a Bladenboro resident in a drive-by shooting will serve up to 28 years in prison. Daniel Autry pleaded guilty today (Nov. 4) in front of Chief Superior Court Judge Ashley Gore to charges of second degree murder and firing into an occupied dwelling. Gore sentenced Autry to 23 to 28.67 years in prison. The plea took place in Bladen County Superior Court. On Jan....