Columbus County Arrest Report — Feb. 12–13, 2026

Bookings from Feb. 12–13, 2026 All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Failure to Appear

• Juanita Renee Askew, Chadbourn
  • Charges: (2) Failure to appear on misdemeanor
  • Bond: $10,000 secured; second charge included in other bond
  • Status: Awaiting trial
• Jeremy Lynn Hayes, 42, Whiteville
  • Charge: Failure to appear on misdemeanor
  • Bond: $1,000 secured
  • Status: Released; awaiting trial

Sex Offender Registration Violation

• Robert Butts Jr., 46, Fair Bluff
  • Charge: Fail to register as sex offender (felony)
  • Bond: $5,000 secured
  • Status: Awaiting trial

Assault & Resisting

• Robert Kron Evans, 22, Fair Bluff
  • Charges:
    • Assault by strangulation
    • Resisting public officer
    • Injury to personal property
  • Bond: $3,500 secured; remaining charges included in other bond
  • Status: Released; awaiting trial

Driving While Impaired

• Jonathan Michael Fregeau, 36, Ash
  • Charge: Driving while impaired
  • Bond: $10,000 secured
  • Status: Released; awaiting trial
• Barbara A. Pridgen, 68, Whiteville
  • Charges:
    • Driving while impaired
    • Failure to reduce speed
  • Bond: $2,000 unsecured
  • Status: Released; awaiting trial

Parole Violation

• James Harlowe Gooch, 67, Chadbourn
  • Charge: Parole violation
  • Bond: No bond
  • Status: Awaiting trial

Criminal Contempt

• Krislyn Danielle James, 24, Bladenboro
  • Charge: Criminal contempt
  • Bond: None — serving sentence
  • Status: Sentenced

Death by Vehicle & Related Traffic Offenses

• Jordan Alexander Kelly, 21, Chadbourn
  • Charges include:
    • Felony death by vehicle
    • Misdemeanor death by vehicle
    • Driving while impaired
    • Reckless driving (multiple counts)
    • Speeding and failure to reduce speed
    • Seat belt violations
  • Bond: Multiple charges listed as no bond or included in other bond
  • Status: Awaiting trial

Fraud, Theft & False Pretenses

• Dorrion McArthur, 21, Whiteville
  • Charges:
    • Numerous counts of obtaining property by false pretense (felony)
    • Financial card fraud
    • Financial card theft
    • Larceny by employee
  • Bond: Several charges included in other bond; secured bonds totaling $5,000
  • Status: Released; awaiting trial
• Joseph Daniel Wells, 36, Whiteville
  • Charges: (3) Obtaining property by false pretense (felony)
  • Bond: $2,500 secured; remaining charges included in other bond
  • Status: Released; awaiting trial

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    This report reflects public booking information provided by the Columbus County Detention Center. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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