Public Safety

Police have charged a Clarkton-area man with an early morning shooting that hurt two men and scattered patrons of a Whiteville bar and grill. D’Angelo Tyrek Lacy, 23, was arrested Monday on charges of assault with a deadly weapon, inflicting serious injury, with intent to kill. Jail reports and warrants show he listed addresses of 2171 Farmers Union Road and 28 Tart Road, Clarkton. He was held without...

A woman arrested for driving while impaired Sunday near Bolton had three children in her vehicle. Samantha Fletcher, 42, of 710 N. Franklin St., Whiteville, was held under $1,000 secured bond for driving while impaired, three counts of misdemeanor child abuse, a seatbelt violation and a child restraint violation, according to detention center reports. She was booked shortly after midnight. Fletcher was arrested by a deputy on Andrew...

A Columbus County man convicted of raping a child under 13 and sentenced to life in prison may be paroled next year. Terry E. Smith, 67, was convicted of rape of a child under 13 in Columbus County Superior court in May 1991. The N.C. Post Release Supervision and Parole Commission said today in a news release today that Smith is being considered for the Mutual Agreement Parole...