Public Safety

Julius Armani Miller has been named as the man shot to death in a triple-shooting near Chadbourn Tuesday.Miller, 20, was gunned down in a Dessie Road home around 11:30 p.m., according to the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office. The other two victims are expected to recover. Their names have not been released.A second shooting in a Dessie Road home was reported less than 12 hours later. Four people, including...

One man has been charged after he allegedly assaulted one man, chased a woman, desecrated a graveyard, and then fought with deputies Wednesday.  Paul Nobles, 34, of Davidson, was charged with assault and battery, resisting an officer, and desecrating graves, according to jail reports. He was placed under a $7,000 secured bond.  The sheriff’s office reported that deputies were called to 100 CK Martin Trail in reference to...