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The suspect in an April 10 break-in wasn’t satisfied with entering her victim’s home once – she allegedly came back for more. Tykayla Danielle Mason, 28, was charged with breaking, entering and larceny, and placed under $5,000 secured bond in the incident. Her address was listed on detention center documents as 47 Midway Rd., Whiteville. Anna Nikole Brown contacted the sheriff’s office around 1 p.m. April 10 to...
April 15, 11:10 a.m. update: The victim has been identified as Elbert Vereen, 20, of Chadbourn. The sheriff’s office is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Monday night. The body of Elbert Vereen was reported just after 8:30 p.m. in a field off Clyde Norris Road, in the Jamaica Queens community near Tabor City. Gregory Kim Robinson, 52, was arrested at the scene. He was charged with resisting...
Inmates at the Columbus County Detention Center are getting a second chance, courtesy of the sheriff’s office and Southeastern community college. Nine inmates are currently enrolled in a High School Equivalency Diploma program offered through the jail at no expense to the inmate or taxpayers. The first class signed up April 7. In a press release, Sheriff Jody Greene said each inmate is evaluated academically, and a personalized packet...