Public Safety

An Elizabethtown man is out on bond on felony drug charges because he failed to wear a seatbelt. James Warner Littrell, 19, of David Street, Elizabethtown, was charged with possession of psychedelic mushrooms, drug paraphernalia and misdemeanor marijuana possession. He was released on $2,500 secured bond. Dep. W. Holden stopped Littrell on Honey Field Road Wednesday after noticing Littrell was not wearing a seat belt, according to the...

A man narrowly escaped injury after he was robbed at gunpoint and reportedly shot at Wednesday. The victim, Kelly Delane Mills, said a man he knows assaulted him and took $695 from Mills on Pine Circle Road, Tabor City. Mills called 911 around 1 p.m., according to a report by Dep. C. Wilson. Mills told investigators the suspect took his money and shot at him with a rifle...

Four people suspects face charges after an attempt to supply prisoners at the county jail with contraband. Curtis Demetrius Gowans, 36; Christopher Jerome Taylor, 47; Latonya Willis, 40; and Savannah Willis, 38, face charges of conspiracy, possession with intent to manufacture sell, and deliver narcotics and marijuana;  providing contraband to an inmate; possession of contraband at a jail; and contributiing to the delinquency of a minor. The sheriff’s...