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Deputies are investigating after a woman was reported shot on Wright Road near Tabor City Friday morning. Taniya Bellamy, 24, sustained at least one gunshot wound, according to reports. The incident occurred at 3935 Wright Road. She was transported for medical treatment but discharged from an area hospital before detectives could contact her. The case is under investigation.
An alleged burglary led to a fight with machetes Friday near Chadbourn. Arias Onezimo, 36, of 51 Birchwood Trail, was held under $100,000 secured bond. He is charged with two counts of assault with a deadly weapon and first degree burglary. Onezimo was allegedly fleeing from law enforcement when he broke into the home of Claudia Garcia at 67 Birchwood Trail around 10:30 p.m., the sheriff’s office reported....
Almost 5,000 boaters got to meet Wildlife officers during the week of Operation Dry Water. The Wildlife Resources Commission’s (WRC) annual effort targets impaired and unsafe boaters on all state waterways, and is held in conjunction with Operation Firecracker on land. Statewide, Wildlife officers charged 37 boaters, including two in Columbus County, with boating while impaired, issued 436 citations for everything from equipment violations to a lack of...