Public Safety

Deputies arrested two men and two women on prostitution, methamphetamine and human trafficking charges Wednesday. Arrest warrants state Kareen Sheppard, Rebecca Gainey, Olivia Bryant and Antonio Milligan were arrested on May 20. Warrants show that the four were arrested May 20. Details were not immediately available from the sheriff’s office. Sheppard, 50, gave a Greensboro address on his court records. He was charged with possession of methamphetamine and...

The woman charged with assaulting a disabled child has been released on bond. Ruth Ann Haynes, 57, of Third Avenue, Chadbourn, was arrested Thursday on charges of felony assault on a disabled person, and assault and battery, according to warrants and Detention Center reports. She was released on $2,500 bond around a half-hour after being processed. Warrants show that Haynes allegedly beat a minor child with a “large...

A new name will be called at Friday’s Peace Officer’s Memorial Service at the sheriff’s office. Peace Officer’s Memorial Day is held annually across the nation on May 15. Communities gather to honor officers who died while on duty. The event is part of National Peace Officers Memorial Week. “This annual service serves as a time of remembrance, reflection, and gratitude, bringing together law enforcement, families of the...