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Prison officials and the Tabor City Police are investigating after an inmate apparently died by his own hand Sunday. Steven Liddick was found unresponsive in his cell at Tabor Correctional around 3 a.m., according to the Dept. of Adult Corrections (DAC). Prison officers and medical staff provided first aid while EMS was en route, but Liddell was pronounced dead on the scene. Liddell was placed in the prison...
Three hours of intensive patrols and a license checking station tallied 51 citations Friday. The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office, working with the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office, Tabor City Police and the Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP) joined together for a saturation operation to ensure compliance with motor vehicle laws and reduced impaired driving, Sheriff Bill Rogers said in a press release. “Operations like this are not about writing...
A deputy checking on a stopped car in the roadway seized a firearm and a vehicle Tuesday morning. Larry Dewayne Berry, 35, was held under $3,000 secured bond, according to detention center records. He was charged with resisting an officer, carrying a concealed weapon, and served with a warrant for failure to stop for a school bus. His address was listed as 3595 Swamp Fox Hwy. West, Tabor...