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A teenager could face charges after she allegedly assaulted a woman during a car crash Aug. 14. The sheriff’s office reported that Erica Hinz, 26, was involved in a collision in the area of 1767 Sam Potts Highway around 9:48 p.m. Hinz was in her vehicle when she was approached by the teenager, who was a bystander. The teen demanded Hinz exit her vehicle, and when she did,...
UPDATED. Cocaine, heroin, opiates, pills confiscated in undercover cases. Deputies seized drugs and cash in a series of narcotics raids over the weekend. The sheriff’s office arrested suspects in Bolton, Chadbourn and the Tabor City area on charges for possession and sale of a variety of prescription and illegal narcotics, as well as maintaining vehicles and property for drug activities. Sheriff Jody Greene said drugs of every type...
An alleged husband and wife crime duo is back in jail after another alleged attack involving a baseball bat. Ashley Nicole Jones, 37, of Ward Town Road, Whiteville, was arrested Aug. 13 on charges of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury, and robbery with a dangerous weapon. Her bond was set $20,000. The sheriff’s office reported that Jamie Marlowe, 45, of Whiteville reported that she was walking...