CRIME & SAFETY
Person killed, Robeson County man charged in wake of fiery Highway 74 crash
SCOTLAND COUNTY, N.C. (WBTW) — A Rowland man has been charged with misdemeanor death in the aftermath of a fiery crash last week along Highway 74 near Laurinburg. North Carolina State Highway Patrol Master Trooper Robert Rogers told News13 on Wednesday that 65-year-old Billy Oxendine was charged, but couldn’t immediately say if he was arrested. […]
Robeson County parents upset after nonverbal autistic son badly burned at school
ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WPDE) — Crystal and Casson Jones said they're very upset after their 9-year-old son suffered second-degree burns from touching a hot, serving bar last week while at an after-school program at Prospect Elementary School in Maxton where he is a student. The Jones' said their son,...
Robeson County town names new police chief
ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WPDE) — On Wednesday evening, Adrian Hunt took his Oath of Office as the new police chief for the Town of Pembroke in Robeson County, according to Pembroke Town Manager Tyler Thomas. Hunt has been serving as the acting chief for more than two years. He...
Man charged with attempted murder in Dillon shooting
DILLON, S.C. (WBTW) — A man was arrested on an attempted murder charge in connection with a shooting in Dillon that happened on Friday, police said. Vernie Durand Blount was arrested Monday at a residence on E. Dargan Street, according to police. He was charged with attempted murder, possession of a weapon by a convicted […]
Dillon County man pleads guilty, sentenced for 2 gun crimes
DILLON COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A Dillon County man was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty on Tuesday to two counts of felon in possession of a firearm, the Fourth Circuit Solicitor’s Office said. Quincy Christian, 34, of Lake View, pleaded guilty in Dillon County General Sessions Court. Judge Kirk Griffin sentenced […]
Latta woman sentenced for trying to set police officer on fire
DILLON COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — A Latta woman was sentenced on Tuesday for dousing a police officer in lighter fluid and attempting to light him on fire. Melissa McCoy, 38, pled guilty to first-degree assault and battery in Dillon County General Sessions Court and was sentenced to six and a half years in prison.
Woman sentenced to 17 years for brutally assaulting 83-year-old victim in 2022
DILLON COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A Dillon woman was sentenced Tuesday to 17 years in prison for brutally beating an 83-year-old victim in July 2022, according to the 4th Circuit Solicitor’s Office. Joanna Mack, 37, plead guilty to assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature in Dillon County court. Assistant Solicitor, Shipp Daniel, […]
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