Fugitives wanted for murder in Georgia found, arrested in Robeson County

The Robeson County Sheriff's Office says Cody Rienks, 27, and Kelly Hill, 36, both of Waycross, Ga., were arrested at a residence on Tracy Sampson Road in Pembroke by the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Marshals Service Carolinas Fugitive Task Force.

Both will be extradited back to Georgia. Rienks is a former resident of Lumberton. Rienks and Hill are charged with being a fugitive of justice and are being held in Robeson County Detention Center without a bond. The charges are in relation to a murder that occurred in Waycross, Ga., on April 22.

Officials said Rienks and Hill fled to Robeson County in the victim’s vehicle after the murder. The victim’s vehicle was also located and seized at the time of the arrest. The homicide is being investigated by Ware County Sheriff’s Office.