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One woman was shot and multiple homes and vehicles were damaged in a series of shootings that began Thanksgiving, according to sheriff’s reports. It is not known if any of the shootings were related, and all are under investigation. On Thanksgiving, several homes and vehicles were targeted along Godwin Trail near Chadbourn. The incident was reported at 6:48 p.m. Three homes and two vehicles sustained damage from gunfire,...
One man is in critical condition after he was shot during a fight in Buckhead Friday. A female victim is recovering after she was allegedly run over by the suspect. The suspect was arrested after he returned to the crime scene, according to the sheriff’s office. Douglas Blake Freeman, 37, of 673 Buckhead Rd., Bolton, was held under $500,000 secured bond, charged with attempted murder and shooting into...
More than $700,000 worth of state funding is going into making the Columbus County Detention Center safer for both inmates and staff. Sheriff Bill Rogers and Chief Deputy Jerome McMillian briefed commissioners Monday on the progress of several improvements at the county jail, including improved cell locks, security camera and a body scanner system. “We hope that these upgrades can …help reduce some of these lawsuits the county...