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Twelve Columbus County men who died in the line of duty were honored Friday (today) in the annual Peace Officer’s Memorial Service at the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office. It was the first time the annual service was held at the new monument location at the new CCSO headquarters. The memorial stones and flagpoles were moved from the former sheriff’s offices last year. Family and descendants placed roses on...
The man who engaged four deputies in a shootout in Nakina Wednesday has been identified as a South Carolina resident. Henry Allen Zartman, 66, was pronounced dead on the scene. The State Bureau of Investigation named Zartman today. Zartman allegedly opened fire on deputies responding to a report of shots being fired at a home on Seven Creeks Highway around 10:45 p.m. Zartman was reportedly waiting in a...
The State Bureau of Investigation is on the scene of an officer-involved shooting in Nakina that happened Wednesday. The four deputies involved in the incident are on administrative leave while the shooting is investigated. Sheriff W.A. “Bill” Roger’s said deputies were called to the home on Seven Creeks Highway (N.C. 905) around 10:45 p.m. to a report of shots fired. The suspect, whose name has not been released,...