Columbus County Sheriff’s Office Incident Log: November 5–6, 2026

The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office responded to several notable calls between Nov. 5 and Nov. 6, 2026, highlighted by a methamphetamine seizure at the county courthouse, an ATV theft in Riegelwood, and domestic assault cross-investigations in Chadbourn.

Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026

• Motor Vehicle Theft (8:26 AM): Deputy James Lennon responded to 12702 Old Lake Rd., Riegelwood, where victim Anthony Vichon Brown reported the theft of a 2014 Yamaha Raptor 700FI ATV, valued at $4,000.

• Domestic Violence & Assault (9:28 AM): Deputy Timothy Harrington investigated a domestic assault call at 436 Old Stake Rd., Chadbourn. The incident involved cross-complaints of simple assault and assault on a female between 18-year-old Mariah Nicole Joyce Stewart and 27-year-old Joseph Lee Murphy.

• Courthouse Methamphetamine Seizure (11:49 AM): Cpl. Aaron Dehne seized approximately 1 gram of methamphetamine inside the new Columbus County Courthouse at 113 Courthouse Square, Whiteville. Suspect Teresa Ann Simko, 43, was processed in connection with the drug discovery.

• Property Damage (11:22 AM): Deputy James Lennon investigated $2,000 in structural fence damage belonging to Global Cellulose Fibers at 865 John L. Riegel Rd., Riegelwood.

• Warrant Service (1:20 PM): Cpl. Aaron Dehne executed an order for arrest on a 48-year-old male at the Law Enforcement Center, 803 Washington St., Whiteville.

• Resisting Public Officer (7:12 PM): Deputy Jared Cox responded to an incident at 1379 Love Rd. in Riegelwood, charging a 28-year-old male with resisting a public officer.

• Warrant Service (10:30 PM): Deputy Jared Cox served a warrant at the Law Enforcement Center on 47-year-old Antonio Lamon McFadden involving victim Sharise Marie Maultsby.

Friday, Nov. 6, 2026

• Warrant Service (12:29 AM): Deputy Timothy B. Stewart served a failure to appear warrant on 49-year-old Vanessa Coretta Pridgen at 270 Washington St., Whiteville.

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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