Public Safety

The suspect in a domestic violence case ended up back in jail after she allegedly made repeated calls to 911. Whitney Iesha Miller, 35, was held under no bond. Court records show she was charged with misuse of 911 and assault with a deadly weapon. Her address was listed as Cleghorn Circle, Hope Mills. Deputies were called to a domestic on Smith Avenue near Tabor City around 7:20...

A Chadbourn man is in jail under no bond after allegedly attacking a man in Evergreen, biting him repeatedly while trying to steal his car. The suspect later allegedly fought with — and tried to bite — arresting deputies, according to the sheriff’s office. James Adams Montgomery, 27, faces seven counts of assaulting an officer; common law robbery; and three counts of resisting an officer. He was held...

 County drug agents arrested an alleged dealer in a “date rape” drug during a patrol in Whiteville Tuesday (July 14). Kenneth Burgess Jr., 21, was charged with felony possession of cocaine and MDMA, destroying evidence, and drug paraphernalia. He was held under $100,000 secured bond. Detention records show his address as 5708 Ten Mile Rd., Tabor City. In a press release the sheriff’s office said Vice/Narcotics investigators were...