Columbus County Sheriff’s Office Incident Report: July 22, 2026

Columbus County Sheriff’s Office Incident Report

The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office responded to several reported incidents across the county on July 22, 2026. The following details were logged in official media reports:

Narcotics & Weapons Offenses

• Bolton Area – Drug & Concealed Firearm Seizure (Incident #26-1625)

  • Time & Location: 6:54 PM | 275 Cedar Street, Bolton, NC

  • Reporting Officer: Det. William D. Holden

  • Offense Details: Deputies conducted an operation resulting in charges for Felony Possession of Schedule II Controlled Substance, Maintaining a Vehicle/Dwelling Place for Controlled Substance, Possession of Marijuana (up to 1/2 oz), Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Carrying a Concealed Gun.

  • Seized Property: 0.81 grams of cocaine, 0.70 grams of marijuana, a black Glock 26 .9mm handgun, magazine, 13 rounds of ammunition, and a Honda Civic.

  • Suspect Data: 33-year-old White male (5’5″, 200 lbs, brown hair, blue eyes).

Vehicle Theft & Property Crimes

• Whiteville Area – Motor Vehicle Theft (Incident #26-1624)

  • Time & Location: 4:45 PM | 232 Old Glade Rd, Whiteville, NC

  • Reporting Officer: Ricky D. Lewis

  • Offense Details: Larceny of a Motor Vehicle. A red Ford double cab pickup truck (valued at $1,000) was reported stolen.

  • Victim: Candy Chance (42).

• Delco Area – Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle (Incident #26-1619)

  • Time & Location: 9:05 AM | 57 Leonard Ln, Delco, NC

  • Reporting Officer: Ricky D. Lewis

  • Offense Details: Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle involving a grey Honda Pilot.

  • Victim: Tracy Levern Bowen.

  • Suspect Data: 44-year-old White female (5’8″, 165 lbs, brown hair, blue eyes).

• Clarkton Area – Trespassing (Incident #26-1623)

  • Time & Location: 3:55 PM | 432 Mt. Calvary Road, Clarkton, NC

  • Reporting Officer: Cpl. Patrick Sawhill

  • Offense Details: Trespass of Real Property.

  • Suspect Data: 48-year-old Black male (5’10”, 170 lbs, black hair, brown eyes).

Warrants & Calls for Service

• Whiteville Area – Failure to Appear (Incident #26-1622)

  • Time & Location: 2:21 PM | 803 Washington St, Whiteville, NC

  • Reporting Officer: Sgt. Earl Redwine

  • Offense Details: Failing to Appear in Court.

  • Suspect Data: 38-year-old Black male (5’5″, 154 lbs, black hair, brown eyes).

• Tabor City Area – Call for Service (Incident #26-1620)

  • Time & Location: 11:03 AM | 3462 Swamp Fox Hwy W, Tabor City, NC

  • Reporting Officer: Cpl. Patrick Sawhill

  • Victim/Reporting Party: Debbie Floyd.

• Chadbourn Area – Call for Service (Incident #26-1621)

  • Time & Location: 11:40 AM | 81 Larry Drive, Chadbourn, NC

  • Reporting Officer: Cpl. Patrick Sawhill

  • Victim/Reporting Party: Ximoria McClure.

  • Subject Data: 21-year-old Black male.

• Whiteville Area – Call for Service (Incident #26-1627)

  • Time & Location: 7:44 PM | 163 Cape Fear Drive, Whiteville, NC

  • Reporting Officer: Deputy Chase Watts

  • Victims/Reporting Parties: Carla Meeks (48) and Mark Meeks (58).

All details are derived directly from official incident logs provided by the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office. Subjects listed in incident logs have not necessarily been charged unless noted by formal arrest.

Any individuals listed are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
Charges and case statuses may change as investigations and court proceedings continue.