Public Safety

Deputies arrested a Bladen County suspect during a traffic stop in Delco March 31, according to the sheriff’s office. Benetta Renee White, 52, was charged with five counts of failure to appear in Bladen District Court. Court records show she also has pending charges of felony child abuse, inflicting serious injury. White was held under a total bond of $89,500, according to jail records. Her address was listed...

Two suspects were jailed after a Friday night fight on Smith Street in Whiteville. John Wayne Cooper, 44, of 108 Buttercup Lane, Lumberton, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon and placed under $10,000 secured bond. Bobby Ray Inman, 57, of 1140 Zion Church Rd., Bladenboro, was charged with simple assault and held without bond. Whiteville Police Chief Paul Rockenbach said the two men were at 110...