COLUMBUS COUNTY ARREST REPORT: OCTOBER 2 – 5, 2026

WHITEVILLE, NC — Several individuals were booked into the Columbus County Detention Center between Friday, Oct. 2, and Monday, Oct. 5, on charges ranging from felony assault and impaired driving to drug possession and probation violations.

Friday, October 2, 2026

• Brianna Nicole Hamilton (28)

  • Address: 197 Orange Street, Fair Bluff, NC

  • Arresting Agency: Columbus County Sheriff’s Office

  • Charges: Felony Assault Individual with Disability

  • Status & Bond: Serving Sentence / $0.00 Bond

• Pamela Michelle Lewis (41)

  • Address: 1003 Mt. Calvary Rd, Clarkton, NC

  • Arresting Agency: Columbus County Sheriff’s Office

  • Charges: No charge data provided in report

  • Status & Bond: Not listed

• Ty’nasia Alienn Lewis-Bartow (21)

  • Address: 332 W. Hay St, Whiteville, NC

  • Arresting Agency: Bladen County Sheriff’s Office

  • Charges: Cancel/Revoke/Suspend Certificate Tag, Failure to Surrender Title/Registration Card/Tag, Operate Vehicle with No Insurance

  • Status & Bond: Awaiting Trial / $250.00 Secured Bond (released same day)

• Christopher Allen McPherson (42)

  • Address: 7142 James B. White Hwy S, Whiteville, NC

  • Arresting Agency: Columbus County Sheriff’s Office

  • Charges: Weekender

  • Status & Bond: Awaiting Trial (released Oct. 4)

• Abigail Newton (35)

  • Address: 92 Spivey Road, Tabor City, NC

  • Arresting Agency: Columbus County Sheriff’s Office

  • Charges: Felony Probation Violation, Misdemeanor Probation Violation

  • Status & Bond: Awaiting Trial / No Bond ($0.00)

• Lacy Rae Simmons (45)

  • Address: 143 Evelyn Drive, Cerro Gordo, NC

  • Arresting Agency: Columbus County Sheriff’s Office

  • Charges: Misdemeanor Driving While Impaired (DWI), Open Container Alcohol Violation, DWLR Not Impaired Revocation

  • Status & Bond: Awaiting Trial / $5,000.00 Secured Bond (released same day)

• Tyquesha Moneshay Stephens (29)

  • Address: 117 Enterprise St, Whiteville, NC

  • Arresting Agency: Columbus County Sheriff’s Office

  • Charges: Probation Violation

  • Status & Bond: Serving Sentence / $0.00 Bond

Saturday, October 3, 2026

• Colby Douglas Brown (25)

  • Address: 945 N. College St, Charlotte, NC

  • Arresting Agency: Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office

  • Charges: Multiple counts of Felony Breaking and/or Entering, Larceny After Breaking/Entering, Felony Conspiracy, Injury to Real Property, Felony Failure to Appear, Misdemeanor Failure to Appear

  • Status & Bond: Awaiting Trial / Holds including $50,000 and $10,000 Secured Bonds (released Oct. 4)

• Bradley Jude Creech (51)

  • Address: 30 Holly Britt Court, Bladenboro, NC

  • Arresting Agency: Whiteville Police Department

  • Charges: Felony Possession of Cocaine, Possess Drug Paraphernalia, Shoplifting/Concealment of Goods, Misdemeanor Failure to Appear

  • Status & Bond: Awaiting Trial / Combined $55,000.00 Secured Bond

Sunday, October 4, 2026

• Benjamin Lamont Blanks (54)

  • Address: 420 S. Martin Luther King Dr, Whiteville, NC

  • Arresting Agency: Columbus County Sheriff’s Office

  • Charges: Weekender

  • Status & Bond: Awaiting Trial

• Adam Rostad Riley (42)

  • Address: 651 Ashley Manor Rd, Long, SC

  • Arresting Agency: Whiteville Police Department

  • Charges: Driving While Impaired (DWI), Open Container After Consuming Alcohol (1st), Failure to Maintain Lane Control

  • Status & Bond: Awaiting Trial / $5,000.00 Secured Bond (released same day)

All individuals named in this report are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Charges and case statuses may change as investigations and court proceedings continue.

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