WHITEVILLE, NC — An out-of-state man was booked into the Columbus County Detention Center on Thursday afternoon following an assault investigation.
Deputies with the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office arrested 37-year-old Johnathan Leroy Peppers of Harbeson, Delaware, at 12:50 p.m. on Nov. 5. Peppers was served with a warrant charging him with Assault on an Individual with a Disability.
Following his arrest, Peppers was processed into the county jail and held without bond.
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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