CERRO GORDO, NC — A Cerro Gordo resident was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon on multiple property theft and false pretense charges.
Columbus County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Joseph Austin Harrelson, 36, of 8255 Andrew Jackson Highway, Cerro Gordo, at 1:58 p.m. on Oct. 21.
Harrelson was booked into the Columbus County Detention Center on charges of Felony Larceny, two counts of Felony Obtaining Property by False Pretense, and a charge of Failure to Appear on a Misdemeanor.
Harrelson remains held at the detention center under a combined $27,000.00 secured bond awaiting trial.
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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