Public Safety

Whiteville Police have charged a man after he allegedly forced another man to perform a sex act. Jeremy Tyler Hilburn, 30, of 131 Mill Pond Rd., Lot 131, Whiteville, is being held under no bond. Detention Center reports show he was charged with second degree forcible sex offense and second degree kidnapping. Whiteville Police were dispatched to Tyler’s residence May 23 to a report of a possible sexual...

One person was airlifted after a water rescue near Nakina Wednesday. Nakina Fire and Rescue said in a social media post that the department was called to the 2100 block of River Road around 8 p.m. Nakina and Tabor City responded to the call. Units were en route when they were informed that the person was an “elderly patient” who was found floating face down in the Waccamaw...

UPDATED 4:45 p.m. May 27 with additional information. The man who pleaded guilty to the motor vehicle death of a Whiteville firefighter has been charged with stealing a roadside monument to the victim. Danny James Smith, 49, of 6041 Ludlum Rd., Ash, was served with a summons for misdemeanor larceny Friday, according to court records. He pleaded guilty to misdemeanor death by vehicle in the May 2020 collision...