Columbus County Detention Center Processes Wave of Serious Felony and Narcotics Arrests in Latest Intake Report

August 29, 2026 Coastal Carolina News Staff Columbus County, Crime & Public Safety, News 0
COLUMBUS COUNTY DETENTION CENTER

WHITEVILLE, N.C. — Law enforcement agencies across the region maintained a relentless pace over the final week of August, booking dozens of suspects into the Columbus County Detention Center on charges ranging from high-level narcotics trafficking and multi-count financial embezzlement to violent domestic assaults.

The official detention center intake report—covering bookings from August 21 through August 27, 2026—highlights proactive enforcement operations by the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office, Whiteville Police Department, and state highway patrol units. Below is the complete chronological breakdown of arrests by day:

Thursday, August 21, 2026

  • Frink, Lester James (64, Chadbourn) — Arrested by N.C. Highway Patrol: Driving While Impaired ($25,000 secured bond); Leave Vehicle Unattended Unsecure ($0).

  • Hardy, Jamaz (27, Loris, SC) — Arrested by Columbus County: Assault on a Female ($8,500 secured bond).

  • Mcinnis, Jeremiah Zaccheus (27, Whiteville) — Arrested by Whiteville Police: Assault on a Female ($5,000 unsecured bond); Misd Crime of Dom Violence ($0).

  • Richardson, Elonda Renee (22, Whiteville) — Arrested by Whiteville Police: Simple Assault ($5,000 unsecured bond); Misd Crime of Dom Violence ($0).

Friday, August 22, 2026

  • Elliott, Calvin William (27, Parkton) — Arrested by Columbus County: Possess with Intent to Manufacture/Sell/Deliver Marijuana ($250,000 secured bond); Possess Marijuana > 1/2 oz to 1 1/2 oz ($0); Possess Marij Paraphernalia ($0).

Saturday, August 23, 2026

  • Campbell, Bontreal Montric (32, Lumberton) — Arrested by Columbus County: Misd Crime of Domestic Violence ($1,000 secured bond); Assault on a Female ($0); Injury to Personal Property ($0).

  • Cowart, Brittany Anne (34, Riegelwood) — Arrested by Columbus County: Injury to Real Property ($5,000 secured bond); Communicating Threats ($0); Simple Assault ($0); Misdemeanor Child Abuse (2 counts, $0).

  • Cromartie, Jo Nicholette (46, Lake Waccamaw) — Arrested by Columbus County: Failure to Appear on Misdemeanor ($1,000 secured bond).

  • Deese, Roy (34, Maxton) — Arrested by Robeson County: Probation Violation ($500 cash bond).

  • Fairley, Russell Bay Jr. (39, Whiteville) — Arrested by Columbus County: Weekender (status unlisted).

  • Hammond, Matthew Corey (28, Tabor City) — Arrested by Columbus County: Assault on a Female ($2,000 secured bond); Misd Crime of Dom Violence ($0); Communicating Threats ($0).

  • Jett, Tara Suzanne (47, Cerro Gordo) — Arrested by Columbus County: DV Protective Order Viol ($5,000 unsecured bond).

  • McKay, Jennifer Ashley (39, Whiteville) — Arrested by Whiteville Police: Second Degree Trespass ($1,000 secured bond).

  • Thompson, Jimmy Stanley (56, Tabor City) — Arrested by Tabor City Police: Failure to Appear on Misdemeanor ($10,000 secured bond).

Sunday, August 24, 2026

  • Bellamy, Shenika Ann (34, Clarendon) — Arrested by Whiteville Police: Misdemeanor Larceny ($500 secured bond, $500 unsecured bond).

  • Bowen, Kenneth Garett (47, Evergreen) — Arrested by Columbus County: Quick Dip (status unlisted).

  • Butler, Derek Lynn (43, Lumberton) — Arrested by Columbus County: Defraud Drug Alcohol Test ($1,500 secured bond); Failure to Appear on Misdemeanor (2 counts, $500 and $1,500 secured bonds).

  • Freeman, Jaquawn Ikeim (27, Chadbourn) — Arrested by Columbus County: Writ (status unlisted).

  • Grooms, Jonathan (27, Chadbourn) — Arrested by Columbus County: Assault by Strangulation (No Bond); Common Law Robbery ($0); Assault with Deadly Weapon Intent to Kill ($0); Misd Crime of Dom Violence ($0); Assault on a Female ($0); Misdemeanor Child Abuse ($0); Communicating Threats ($0).

  • Jackson, Thomas Anthony Jr. (41, Whiteville) — Arrested by Whiteville Police: Misdemeanor Larceny ($1,000 secured bond).

  • McClure, Christopher Carneil (35, Chadbourn) — Arrested by Chadbourn Police: Second Degree Burglary ($85,000 secured bond); Larceny After Break/Enter ($0).

  • Nobles, Hank Randall (38, Mullins, SC) — Arrested by Columbus County: Assault on a Female ($0 unsecured bond); Assault with a Deadly Weapon ($0 unsecured bond).

Monday, August 25, 2026

  • Britt, Brenton Allen (37, Chadbourn) — Arrested by Columbus County: Second Degree Forcible Sex Offense of a Child (4 counts, No Bond); Statutory Sex Offense with Child by Adult (4 counts, $0); First Degree Statutory Sex Offense (3 counts, $0); Indecent Liberties with Child (4 counts, No Bond).

  • Brown, Justin Mathew (26, Green Sea, SC) — Arrested by Columbus County: Felony Probation Violation (2 counts, $100,000 secured bonds each).

  • Greenless, Delvin Edward (41, Bolivia) — Arrested by Columbus County: Writ (status unlisted).

  • Jones, Darius Roosvelt (34, Whiteville) — Arrested by Columbus County: Failure to Appear on Misdemeanor (6 counts total, including $1,000 secured bond, $500 secured bond, and several dismissed/released counts).

  • Locklear, Princess Denisre (30, Rowland) — Arrested by Columbus County: Failure to Appear on Misdemeanor ($500 secured bond).

  • Malay, Samantha Marie (32, Bolivia) — Arrested by Columbus County: Writ (status unlisted).

  • Pratt, Brittany Nicole (31, Whiteville) — Arrested by Columbus County: Felony Child Abuse – Sexual Act (No Bond).

  • Pratt, Zackery Lynn (30, Tabor City) — Arrested by Columbus County: Felony Child Abuse – Sexual Act (No Bond).

Tuesday, August 26, 2026

  • Carroll, Devin Cyrus (23, Conway, SC) — Arrested by Columbus County: Felony Embezzlement (16 total counts, $75,000 secured bond).

  • Godwin, James Allen (37, Cerro Gordo) — Arrested by Columbus County: M-Second Degree Trespassing ($1,500 secured bond); Failure to Appear on Misdemeanor / Surrender Title ($1,000 secured bond); FTA Operate Vehicle with No Insurance ($0); FTA Cancel/Revok/Susp Tag ($0).

  • Green, Antonio Dashawn (21, Evergreen) — Arrested by Columbus County ICE/SI: Possess with Intent to Manufacture/Sell/Deliver Marijuana ($50,000 secured bond); Maintain Place Controlled Substance ($0); M-DWLR Not Impaired Rev ($0); M-Possess Marijuana Paraphernalia ($0); M-Window Tinting Violation ($0); Resisting Public Officer ($0).

  • Jenrette, Randy Lee (43, Tabor City) — Arrested by Columbus County: Felony Possession of Cocaine ($1,000 secured bond); Possess Drug Paraphernalia ($0).

  • Mcgill, Edward Lee (59, Cerro Gordo) — Arrested by Columbus County: Probation Violation ($100,000 secured bond).

  • Nobles, Monica Faye (46, Whiteville) — Arrested by Columbus County: Felony Possession of Cocaine ($1,000 unsecured bond); Possess Drug Paraphernalia ($0).

  • Stone, Kimberly Stone (36, Whiteville) — Arrested by Columbus County: Larceny of Motor Vehicle ($7,500 secured bond).

Wednesday, August 27, 2026

  • Best, Steven Scott (55, Whiteville) — Arrested by Columbus County: PWIMSD Methamphetamine ($125,000 secured bond); Trafficking in Cocaine (2 counts, $0); PWIMSD Schedule II CS ($0); PWIMSD Schedule III CS ($0); Maintain Place Controlled Substance ($0); Possess Drug Paraphernalia ($0); Possess Marij Paraphernalia ($0).

  • Best, Wesley Scott (31, Tabor City) — Arrested by Columbus County: PWIMSD Methamphetamine ($100,000 secured bond); Trafficking in Cocaine (2 counts, $0); PWISMD Schedule II CS ($0); PWISMD Schedule III CS ($0); Maintain Vehicle/Dwell/Place CS ($0); Possess Drug Paraphernalia ($0); Possess Marij Paraphernalia ($0).

  • Jordan, Travis Tyrone (27, Tabor City) — Arrested by Columbus County: Resisting Public Officer (Serving Sentence).

  • Little, Tara Shawn (54, Tabor City) — Arrested by Columbus County: Probation Violation ($50,000 secured bond); PWIMSD Methamphetamine ($200,000 secured bond); Trafficking in Cocaine (2 counts, $0); PWIMSD Schedule II CS ($0); PWIMSD Schedule III CS ($0); Maintain Place Controlled Substance ($0); Possess Drug Paraphernalia ($0); Possess Marij Paraphernalia ($0).

  • Peacock, Skyler Wade (26, Shallotte) — Arrested by Columbus County: Assault by Strangulation (No Bond); Assault on a Female ($0); Assault by Pointing a Gun ($0); Misd Crime of Dom Violence ($0); Communicating Threats ($0).

 

All individuals listed 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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