Bladenboro man charged with breaking into elderly woman’s home

BLADENBORO, NC (WWAY) — A Bladenboro man is accused of breaking into an 81-year-old woman’s home in the middle of the night and stealing her car.

The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office says Adam Brent Bass, 40, broke into a home on Lumberton Road in Whiteville at around 2:15 a.m. on Wednesday.

According to the incident report, a bathroom window was damaged and a cell phone was stolen.

Bass is charged with kidnapping, burglary, larceny of a motor vehicle and larceny after breaking and entering. He is being held under a $70,000 bond.