Public Safety

The final suspect has been sentenced for his part in the October 2018 killing of Highway Patrol Trooper Kevin Conner. Raheem Davis, 27, pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact and probation violation in Columbus County Superior Court today (April 4). He was sentenced to a total of 6.65 to 11 years in prison, with  5.5 years credit for time served. On Oct. 16, 2018, Davis was behind...

The second defendant in a brutal 2021 murder was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday. Jamaal Omar Green, 37, was found guilty of first degree murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon in the 2021 killing of Jacqueline Landreth. Green and Timothy Cain II kidnapped Landreth, stole her truck and cell phone before shooting her in the head and slashing her throat, according to testimony. Landreth was reported...

Local and federal agents arrested a parole violator who was carrying a firearm at Sandy Ridge Apartments March 27, the sheriff’s office said in a press release. Aaron Bernard Phifer, 28, was taken into custody when CCSO narcotics agents acting on information from U.S. Marshals found Phifer at the apartment complex. Federal probation and parole officials had asked for the assistance of the CCSO, who was wanted by...