Public Safety

Two men were jailed after a chase Monday with speeds reaching 130 miles per hour. Jacques Ali Vereen, 29, of 619 Mollie Rd., Whiteville, as charged with felony fleeing to elude arrest and multiple traffic violations, as well as failure to appear. He was held under $11,000 secured bond. L’Keir Murchison, 18, of Collins Place, Elizabethtown, was held under $8,000 secured bond. He was held for Bladen County...

Bond was set at $100,000 unsecured for a man charged with two counts of sharing sexually explicit images of a woman without her consent. Bobby Holtzclaw, 19, of 8287 Red Hill Rd., Whiteville, was arrested Thursday on warrants that were taken out Feb. 14. He was charged with two counts of disclosing private images of an adult. He was released on bond. The warrants show that Holtzclaw is...

A Saint James woman died in a single vehicle crash near Hallsboro Wednesday. Witnesses said Angel Cartrette died when her vehicle crashed into a brick wall on Old Northeast Road near Thelma Road. The crash occurred just after 1 p.m. in the 1100 block of Old Northeast. The Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. Hallsboro and St. James firefighters responded. Cartrette worked at the Dollar General store in...