Columbus County Detention Center Booking Log: Oct. 7– 8, 2026

WHITEVILLE, N.C. — The following individuals were processed into the Columbus County Detention Center between Oct. 7 and Oct. 8, 2026, according to official law enforcement booking records.

Quentine Maurice Benjamin

• Age: 45

• Address: J.K. Powell Rd., Whiteville, NC

• Arresting Agency: Columbus County Sheriff’s Office

• Booked: Oct. 7, 2026

• Charges: Felony Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, Felony Possession of Cocaine, Felony Littering Hazardous Waste, Carrying a Concealed Gun, and multiple counts of Misdemeanor Failure to Appear.

• Bond: No bond for felony firearm/drug charges; $500 secured bond for failure to appear counts.

Jerome Ronell Brown Jr.

• Age: 34

• Address: Cooks Dr., Whiteville, NC

• Arresting Agency: Columbus County Sheriff’s Office

• Booked: Oct. 7, 2026

• Charges: Two counts of Violation of a Domestic Violence Protection Order.

• Bond: No bond.

Jerry Ray Buckalew

• Age: 47

• Address: Mills Malpass Ln., Delco, NC

• Arresting Agency: Columbus County Sheriff’s Office

• Booked: Oct. 7, 2026 (Released Oct. 7)

• Charges: Probation Violation.

• Bond: Serving sentence.

Erick Lopez Garica

• Age: 20

• Address: Old Lake Rd., Riegelwood, NC

• Arresting Agency: Columbus County Sheriff’s Office

• Booked: Oct. 7, 2026

• Charges: Breaking/Entering to Terrorize/Injure and Secret Peeping.

• Bond: No bond.

Tanner Chase Harper

• Age: 32

• Address: Rough and Ready Rd., Cerro Gordo, NC

• Arresting Agency: N.C. State Highway Patrol

• Booked: Oct. 7, 2026 (Released Oct. 7)

• Charges: Driving While Impaired (DWI), Failure to Maintain Lane Control, and Exceeding Posted Speed.

• Bond: $15,000 secured bond.

Delbert William Mann

• Age: 58

• Address: Old Stake Rd., Chadbourn, NC

• Arresting Agency: Columbus County Sheriff’s Office

• Booked: Oct. 7, 2026

• Charges: Two counts of Failure to Report Sex Offender Non-Compliance and Felony Possession of a Firearm by a Felon.

• Bond: $85,000 total secured bond ($35,000 for non-compliance; $50,000 for firearm possession).

Douglas Fredrick Shaw

• Age: 45

• Address: University Ct., Winston-Salem, NC

• Arresting Agency: Columbus County Sheriff’s Office

• Booked: Oct. 7, 2026

• Charges: Probation Violation.

• Bond: No bond.

Scotty Alan Williams

• Age: 58

• Address: Swamp Fox Hwy. West, Fair Bluff, NC

• Arresting Agency: Columbus County Sheriff’s Office

• Booked: Oct. 7, 2026 (Released Oct. 7)

• Charges: Simple Assault and Injury to Personal Property.

• Bond: $2,000 unsecured bond.

Christopher Jerome Taylor

• Age: 49

• Address: W. Lewis St., Whiteville, NC

• Arresting Agency: Columbus County Sheriff’s Office

• Booked: Oct. 8, 2026

• Status: Processed into detention center; specific charge data pending in official entry.

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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