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Large quantities of cocaine and a firearm were seized Wednesday in a raid on a Hallsboro area home. Jamal Devon Bryant, 40, and Susan Blair Rabon, 37, were arrested when Vice/Narcotics agents, detectives and deputies executed a search warrant at 514 Red Bug Road. During the extensive undercover operation, the sheriff’s office said multiple controlled buys of illegal drugs were conducted at the residence. Investigators found “trafficking” quantities...
Updated May 14 with additional information State investigators, Columbus County deputies and Whiteville Police raided a Whiteville gun shop and outfitter Tuesday, seizing counterfeit firearm components and arresting the owner. John Phillip McPherson III, 41, was released on $5,000 secured bond. He faces a total of seven felony charges of selling counterfeit trademark property, obtaining property by false pretenses, and attempted obtaining property by false pretense. His address...
Two Columbus County theft suspects driving a stolen SUV fled across the state line and wrecked Monday, where they were taken into custody in Horry County Police. Aaron Gore of Tabor City and George Herman “Dusty” Rowell of Loris, S.C. are being held in the J. Reuben Long Detention Center, awaiting extradition. Investigators were attempting to make a traffic stop on the vehicle near Tabor City during an...