Month: January 2021
UPDATE – Jan. 31 at 1:38 p.m.: An arrest has been made in this case. More info to come. The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a deadly shooting that happened at a business in the 3900 block of Platt Springs Road early Sunday morning. It’s in the Three Fountains area. Based on the interviews […]
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Savage Craft Ale Works hosted its grand opening Saturday at 430 Center St.The courtyard, where the band played, and the inside of the building, along with the rooftop bar were packed all day Saturday. It was a cool day, but heaters and fires in pits helped ease the chill in the outside areas. There was […]
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Lexington County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a man Thursday after finding more than 90 pounds of marijuana in his home. Javier Ayala, 26, is charged with trafficking marijuana and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to arrest warrants. “We received a community tip drug activity was taking place at Ayala’s home in the 200 […]
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Milton Whaley Mahaffey, 47, was sentenced to twelve years following a guilty plea to Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor in the Third Degree and Unlawful Conduct toward a Child. On May 12, 2018, Lexington County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a 911 call regarding Mahaffey physically assaulting a minor. Multiple witnesses reported seeing Mahaffey assault […]
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Damerio Milek Jones, 19, was sentenced to fifteen years following a guilty plea to Discharging Firearms into a Dwelling, Criminal Conspiracy, and Possession of a Stolen Pistol. On February 3, 2020, Jones, along with a juvenile accomplice, discharged approximately twenty-three bullets into a home on Hammond Avenue in West Columbia just before four o’clock in […]
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Colby Alfred Henke, 38, was sentenced to eight years following a guilty plea to Assault on a Police Officer While Resisting Arrest and Threatening the Life of a Public Official. On May 1, 2020, an agent with the South Carolina Department of Probation, Pardon, and Parole responded to a home in Lexington County to conduct […]
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The West Columbia Fire Department held a Push-In Ceremony, Thursday, to officially put its Brand New Engine 402 into service. Firefighters actually pushed in the fire truck to its bay. It’s a tradition, said West Columbia Mayor Tem Miles that dates back to when non-mechanized fire equipment had to be rolled back in by pushing […]
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Savage Craft Ale Works is opening Saturday. Savage Craft is at 430 Center Street in West Columbia, just off of State Street in the River District. It’s in the renovated old City Hall and Fire Station building. The structure was built in 1925. The old Brookland Jail will serve as Savage Craft’s kitchen. Savage Craft’s […]
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