Public Safety

A search warrant led to the arrest of a Whiteville man on multiple sex charges Monday. Jablonski Ayala More, 49, of 414 Franklin St., was held without bond on charges of first degree kidnapping, sexual servitude of an adult, second degree forcible rape and assault on a female, according to detention center records. The sheriff’s office reported that deputies were called to Columbus Regional Sunday in reference to...

Some Columbus County residents are receiving notices about toll and traffic violations in a scam that’s making the rounds, according to the sheriff’s office. The text messages contain a realistic notice claiming to be from the Wake County courts, demanding immediate payment for an “outstanding violation.” The text claims that driver’s license may be suspended and “maximum statutory fines, late penalties and additional court costs” will be levied....

Two people in Bladen County have now been charged under a new law that makes it a felony to expose children to illegal drugs. In one case, four or five children in a home tested positive for cocaine and methamphetamine. Bradley Senecal, 53, Elizabethtown, was arrested Dec. 31 for the attempted murder of Letina Deal, according to warrants. The incident occurred during a domestic dispute, Sheriff Jim McVicker...