Columbus County Booking Log: October 12 – 14, 2026

The following individuals were booked into the Columbus County Detention Center between Oct. 12 and 14, 2026, according to official detention center records.

October 12, 2026

• Thomas Todd Haire, 48, of Bladenboro, NC, was arrested by the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office on a WRIT.

• Jasper Erwan Johnson, 28, of Tabor City, NC, was arrested by the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office for felony discharge of a weapon into an occupied dwelling/moving vehicle. He was held while serving a sentence with $0 bond.

• Jalen Nique Shipman, 24, of Whiteville, NC, was arrested by the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office for felony possession of a firearm by a felon. He was held while serving a sentence with $0 bond.

• Rebecca Ann Spivey, 41, of Chadbourn, NC, was arrested by the Whiteville Police Department on charges including felony possession of methamphetamine, two misdemeanor counts of simple possession of a Schedule III controlled substance, and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. She was placed under a $10,000 secured bond.

October 13, 2026

• Tyrone Graves, 47, of Whiteville, NC, was arrested by the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office for misdemeanor failure to appear. He was placed under a $500 secured bond and released the same day.

• Shikira I’yana Hayes, 20, of Fairmont, NC, was arrested by the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office for no operator’s license, misdemeanor speeding, and misdemeanor reckless driving to endanger. She was placed under a $500 secured bond and released the same day.

• Dustin William East, 39, of Loris, SC, was arrested by the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office on two felony counts of larceny/remove/destroy/deactivate component, two misdemeanor counts of larceny, and misdemeanor injury to personal property. He was placed under a $25,000 secured bond.

• Amanda Marie Hawksworth, 39, of Holly Ridge, NC, was arrested by the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office on charges of driving while impaired, DWLR not impaired revocation, four felony counts of trafficking in opium or heroin, felony possession with intent to manufacture/sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance, felony PWIMSD methamphetamine, felony possession of a controlled substance on prison/jail premises, felony obstructing justice, and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. She was held with no bond.

• Kaydee Lynn Chamberlin, 32, of Fayetteville, NC, was arrested by the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office on charges of felony littering hazardous waste, providing contraband to an inmate (2 counts), expired registration, misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia, three felony counts of trafficking in opium or heroin, felony maintaining a place for controlled substances, felony PWIMSD Schedule VI controlled substance, felony PWIMSD Schedule III controlled substance, and four felony counts of conspiracy to traffic opium or heroin. She was placed under a total secured bond of $125,000 ($25,000 for hazardous waste littering and $100,000 for trafficking).

• Rekena James, 29, of Chadbourn, NC, was arrested by the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office for misdemeanor communicating threats. She was placed under a $2,000 unsecured bond and released the same day.

• Whitney Michelle Johnson, 41, of Fair Bluff, NC, was arrested by the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office for misdemeanor simple assault, misdemeanor assault on a pregnant woman, and misdemeanor battery of an unborn child. She was placed under a $2,000 secured bond.

• Cecilia Victoria Graham, 40, of Tabor City, NC, was arrested by the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office for misdemeanor misuse of the 911 system. She was placed under a $750 unsecured bond and released on Oct. 14.

• Stanley Edmund Noel, 40, of Whiteville, NC, was booked into the Columbus County Detention Center.

October 14, 2026

• Hannah Michelle Bridgers, 29, of Riegelwood, NC, was arrested by the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office for misdemeanor simple assault. She was placed under a $2,000 unsecured bond and released the same day.

• David Michael Bridgers, 32, of Riegelwood, NC, was arrested by the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office for felony assault by strangulation, misdemeanor assault on a female, and misdemeanor assault with a deadly weapon. He was placed under a $10,000 secured bond and released the same day.

• Martin Zephaniah, 49, of Whiteville, NC, was arrested by the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office for misdemeanor larceny and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. He was placed under a $500 secured bond.

• John Kennedy Ford, 65, of Whiteville, NC, was arrested by the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office for a high felony probation violation, felony failure to appear, and misdemeanor failure to appear. He was placed under a total secured bond of $65,000 ($50,000 for probation violation and $15,000 for felony failure to appear) and released the same day.

• Henry Shorron Gerald, 42, of Chadbourn, NC, was arrested by the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office for felony trafficking in opium or heroin, felony PWIMSD Schedule II controlled substance, misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia, misdemeanor failure to appear (Columbus County), and misdemeanor failure to appear (New Hanover County). He was held with no bond on the drug charges, with additional secured bonds of $500 and $8,000 on the failure to appear charges, and released the 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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