Columbus County Sheriff’s Office Incident Report: Oct. 9–12, 2026

Here is the summary of incident logs reported by the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office between October 9, and 12, 2026:

Larceny (Merrit Road)

• Incident Number: 26-2296

• Date & Time: Oct. 9, 2026 at 9:42 AM

• Location: 517 Merrit Road, Chadbourn, NC

• Reporting Officer: Deputy Cail L. Brown

• Victim: Ira Blackmond Melvin (85, White, Male)

• Stolen Property: Honda FourTrax 300 4×4 recreational vehicle (Valued at $1,000.00)

Warrant Service (Columbus County Detention)

• Incident Number: 26-2295

• Date & Time: Oct. 9, 2026 at 10:04 AM

• Location: Columbus County Detention, 803 Washington Street, Whiteville, NC

• Reporting Officer: Brandon Gore

• Victim: State of North Carolina

• Suspect: Black male (33, 6’1″, 125 lbs)

Assault on a Female

• Incident Number: 26-2297

• Date & Time: Oct. 9, 2026 at 11:07 AM

• Location: 7485 James B. White Hwy South, Whiteville, NC

• Reporting Officer: Deputy Daniel Miesieski

• Victim: Camille Renee Shepard (19, Black, Female)

• Suspect: Black male (19)

Larceny (Georgia Road)

• Incident Number: 26-2298

• Date & Time: Oct. 9, 2026 at 11:28 AM

• Location: 708 Georgia Road, Lake Waccamaw, NC

• Reporting Officer: James Lennon

• Victim: Crystal Ann Godwin (45, Black, Female)

• Stolen Property:

  • Car trailer (Valued at $4,000.00)

  • Gray Chevrolet Malibu (Valued at $300.00)

Fraud & Identity Theft

• Incident Number: 26-2299

• Date & Time: Oct. 9, 2026 at 2:03 PM

• Location: Wilson Auto Sales, 4339 Sam Potts Hwy, Hallsboro, NC

• Reporting Officer: Lt. Shay Rogers

• Victims: Wilson Auto Sales and Thomas Joseph Wilson (47, White, Male)

Counterfeiting & Forgery

• Incident Number: 26-2300

• Date & Time: Oct. 9, 2026 at 3:16 PM

• Location: Truist Bank, Whiteville, NC

• Reporting Officer: Cpl. Patrick Sawhill

• Victim: Sylvia Dale Ward (72, White, Female)

• Property Involved: Money ($50,406.00)

Warrant Service (Georgia Pacific Road)

• Incident Number: 26-2301

• Date & Time: Oct. 9, 2026 at 4:36 PM

• Location: Georgia Pacific Road / Midway Road Intersection, Whiteville, NC

• Reporting Officer: Deputy Matthew Ivey

• Victim: State of North Carolina

• Suspect: Black female (36, 5’2″, 140 lbs)

Misdemeanor Speeding

• Incident Number: 26-2302

• Date & Time: Oct. 9, 2026 at 9:34 PM

• Location: 87 Berry Trail, Whiteville, NC

• Reporting Officer: Deputy Xavier Williams

• Victim: State of North Carolina

• Suspect: Female (25)

Recovered Stolen Vehicle

• Incident Number: 26-2303

• Date & Time: Oct. 10, 2026 at 1:04 AM

• Location: Dollar General, 6508 Haynes Lennon Highway, Evergreen, NC

• Reporting Officer: Cpl. Stone A. Lee

• Victim: Atlantic Side Inc.

• Recovered Property: Ford F-350 utility bucket truck

Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle

• Incident Number: 26-2305

• Date & Time: Oct. 10, 2026 at 8:47 AM

• Location: 227 Bitmore Road, Whiteville, NC

• Reporting Officer: Deputy Daniel Miesieski

• Victim: Justin Lane Crawford (38, White, Male)

Drug & Paraphernalia Possession (James B. White Hwy S)

• Incident Number: 26-2306

• Date & Time: Oct. 10, 2026 at 11:05 PM

• Location: 3667 James B. White Highway S, Whiteville, NC

• Reporting Officer: Travis E. Tyson

• Victim: State of North Carolina

• Suspect: White male (25)

• Seized Property: 1.58 grams of marijuana and one glass smoking pipe containing burned green leafy material

Drug & Paraphernalia Possession (James B. White Hwy S)

• Incident Number: 26-2307

• Date & Time: Oct. 10, 2026 at 11:05 PM

• Location: 3667 James B. White Highway S, Whiteville, NC

• Reporting Officer: Travis E. Tyson

• Victim: State of North Carolina

• Suspect: Male (31)

• Seized Property: 0.37 grams of marijuana and one glass smoking pipe containing white residue

Obtaining Stolen Property

• Incident Number: 26-2308

• Date & Time: Oct. 11, 2026 at 8:23 AM

• Location: Exit 241 EBL Hwy 701 N Bypass, Whiteville/Clarkton, NC

• Reporting Officer: Deputy Daniel Miesieski

• Victim: State of North Carolina

• Suspect: Black female (47)

• Property Involved: Toyota Avalon automobile and NC license plate

Warrant Service – Possession of Firearm by Felon

• Incident Number: 26-2310

• Date & Time: Oct. 11, 2026 at 10:10 AM

• Location: 803 Washington Street, Whiteville, NC

• Reporting Officer: Mariah Patrice

• Suspect: Black male (58, 6’0″, 240 lbs)

Found Contraband

• Incident Number: 26-2311

• Date & Time: Oct. 11, 2026 at 11:56 PM

• Location: 1255 Prison Camp Road, Whiteville, NC

• Reporting Officer: Deputy Xavier Williams

• Victim: State of North Carolina

• Suspect: Black male (36, 5’6″, 170 lbs)

• Seized Contraband: 3 Suboxone strips (Valued at $30.00) and 1 dosage unit of K2

Breaking & Entering, B&E Vehicle, and Theft

• Incident Number: 26-2312

• Date & Time: Oct. 12, 2026 at 12:30 AM

• Location: 434 Hickory Hill Road, Chadbourn, NC

• Reporting Officer: Travis E. Tyson

• Victims: Bobby Wayne Gray (39, White, Male), Jessica Dawn Ison (35, White, Female), and Corbin Chase Huggins (33, White, Male)

• Suspect: White male (43)

• Stolen/Damaged Property:

  • Ford Escape

  • Prowler Camper (Valued at $3,000.00)

  • Buddy portable propane heater (Valued at $100.00) and propane tank (Valued at $60.00)

  • BMW body kit (Valued at $100.00)

  • Metal extension ladder (Valued at $100.00)

  • DeWalt circular saw (Valued at $100.00) and Bauer electric sander (Valued at $50.00)

  • Metal rolling cart (Valued at $50.00) and snatch strap (Valued at $20.00)

Larceny (Hickory Hill Rd / Thompson Town Rd)

• Incident Number: 26-2314

• Date & Time: Oct. 12, 2026 at 12:30 AM

• Location: 3144 Thompson Town Road, Whiteville, NC

• Reporting Officer: Travis E. Tyson

• Victim: State of North Carolina

• Suspect: White female (41, 5’5″, 160 lbs)

• Seized Property/Charges: Warrant served for possession of methamphetamine, simple possession of Schedule III controlled substance, and drug paraphernalia; seized orange glass smoking pipe and 0.67 grams of methamphetamine

Misdemeanor Larceny (Broadway Road)

• Incident Number: 26-2313

• Date & Time: Oct. 12, 2026 at 2:09 AM

• Location: 1551 Broadway Road, Chadbourn, NC

• Reporting Officer: Deputy Xavier Williams

• Victim: Jerry Lee Hemmingway (62, Black, Male)

• Stolen Property: Red Husky lawn tiller (Valued at $500.00)

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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