Columbus County employee arrested for unauthorized use of county gas card
Columbus County employee arrested for unauthorized use of county gas card By WECT Staff | December 15, 2020 at 9:16 AM EST - Updated December 15 at 12:12 PM
WHITEVILLE, N.C. (WECT) - A Columbus County employee has been arrested and charged with 14 counts of larceny and 14 counts of obtaining property by false pretense for using a county gas card for personal use.
Messiah Maurice Brown, 20, was arrested last week but the investigation started in November.
“In November, Columbus County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division initiated an investigation after being notified by the Purchasing Agent for the County of Columbus. The Purchasing Agent noticed questionable gas purchases on a county credit card. Investigators learned that a County of Columbus Maintenance Department gas card was unaccounted for. The same gas card was used to make unauthorized premium gas purchases,” according to the
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CCSO: One person in critical condition after Tabor City shooting
CCSO: One person in critical condition after Tabor City shooting By WECT Staff | December 14, 2020 at 8:29 AM EST - Updated December 14 at 12:15 PM
TABOR CITY, N.C. (WECT) - One person is in critical condition following a shooting that took place last week in Tabor City.
“Columbus County Sheriff’s Office responded to Complex Street and Swamp Fox Highway East on December 9, 2020, after 7:00 pm in reference to a shooting incident. One individual was shot during the incident. The victim was transported to the hospital for medical treatment. The victim is in critical condition,” according to a press release from the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office.