TABOR CITY, N.C. — A Tabor City man was booked into the county jail Monday afternoon after repeatedly making unlawful calls to emergency dispatchers.
Joseph Lee Richburg, 44, of Ridgeland Acres Drive, was arrested by Columbus County Sheriff’s deputies around 11:50 a.m. on Nov. 2. Official logs show Deputy Daniel Miesieski initially responded to a residence on Ridgeland Acres Drive at 5:58 a.m. to investigate the unlawful 911 calls.
Richburg was formally charged with misdemeanor misuse of the 911 system. He was placed in the Columbus County Detention Center under a $2,500 secured bond and was released later that day after posting bail.
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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