Month: June 2018

Coroner identifies pedestrian killed early Sunday morning

One pedestrian was killed and another was injured after they were hit by a pickup truck. The incident occurred early Sunday, according to a S.C. Highway Patrol report. The collision happened, in Lexington County, around 1:20 a.m. on Jamil Road near Rhett Road, according to Lance Cpl. Matt Southern of the S.C. Highway Patrol. The […]

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Man accused of breaking into home to watch woman sleep

Deputies have arrested an Irmo man in connection to a case involving burglary and voyeurism. Richard Travis Abbott, 28, entered a woman’s Rodborough Road residence through an unlocked door with the intent to watch the woman sleep in her bed, according to arrest warrants. The woman told deputies she woke up while Abbott was in […]

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Gaston man charged with throwing large objects at cars on I-26

A Gaston man has been charged with three counts of attempted murder after throwing large pieces of rock-like material at cars on an interstate highway, according to arrest warrants. The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department announced the arrest Saturday. Tyler Chase Loyd, 20, threw objects at three transfer trucks near exit 119 on I-26 during the […]

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Lexington man fails to register as sex offender, gets arrested on gun charge

U.S. Attorney Sherri A. Lydon stated Friday that Jason Rivers, 30, of Lexington, pleaded guilty  in federal court in Columbia, to Felon in Possession of a Firearm. U.S. Senior District Judge Cameron Currie, of Columbia, accepted the plea and will impose sentence after she has reviewed the pre-sentence report which will be prepared by the […]

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Man gets 40 years for murders of 2 military men on Lake Murray

Joseph Elijah Mills, a 27-year-old Newberry County man, was sentenced Thursday to 40 years, without the possibility of parole, for the murders of Charles Allen Judge Jr., 40, and Jonathan Michael Prins, 29. The murders occurred at the Frayed Knot Bar and Grill in Lexington County on July 24, 2016. After consultation with the victims’ […]

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Boy, 9, dies in collision on I-20, Thursday

One person died in a three-vehicle accident on I-20, Thursday. The collision occurred in the eastbound lane in the vicinity of mile markers 63 and 64, between Bush River Road and the I-26 exit. All  eastbound lanes were closed at one point, but the area was being cleared, and traffic was moving later Thursday afternoon. […]

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Phase 1 of the Cayce Riverwalk to close Friday, as river rises

Phase 1 of the Cayce Riverwalk will be closed Friday in anticipation of flooding. The river is expected to crest Friday and the City of Cayce will issue updates on other potential closings.

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