Man accused of spitting on, kicking Columbus Co. deputies

COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — A Columbus County man faces several charges, including assault on a government official, after deputies responded to a home on Quail Drive in Whiteville on Monday.

Michele Tatum with the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office says a call came in that Eddie Wayne Reavis, 54, was holding someone at gunpoint. When deputies arrived, they found Reavis in his backyard. Tatum says Reavis threatened to harm the deputies as they approached him.

Reavis then tried to run to a nearby storage building. After a short chase, deputies took Reavis into custody.

Tatum says while being escorted to a patrol vehicle, Reavis ‘spit bodily fluids’ on a patrol sergeant and a detective.

Reavis also kicked the patrol sergeant in the chest.

Reavis faces the following charges:

• Resisting a public officer
• Malicious conduct by a prisoner
• Assault on a government official
• Assault by pointing a gun
• Communicating threats
• Assault with a Deadly Weapon

He is in jail under a $12,500 bond.