Batesburg-Leesville

The 2 men killed in Batesburg-Leesville early Sunday morning are identified by the coroner

Saluda County Coroner Angie Rita identified two men who were shot and killed in Batesburg-Leesville early Sunday morning. The two killed were 39-year-old Ronald Cleveland Brown III and 34-year-old Devante O. Elliott, both of Batesburg-Leesville. A third person was taken to the hospital by EMS with injuries, but police said the injuries were not likely […]

2 people killed, 1 injured in Batesburg-Leesville shooting early Sunday morning, according to B-L Police

1 person killed in a Lexington County vehicle crash, late Saturday night

One person was killed in a Lexington County vehicle crash late Saturday night. The crash happened just after 11 p.m. on Stone Road near Batesburg-Leesville, according to Master Trooper of Davidson of the SC Highway Patrol. The fatality was the result of a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado heading south when it went off the left side […]

Man charged with Felony DUI after Sunday crash in Lexington County in which 2 people died

Able Ramirez-Ortega, 37, has been charged with two counts of felony DUI in the deaths of 22-year-old Claire Ann Pierce of Lexington and 21-year-old Eliza Jane Udy of Leesville, according to the SC Highway Patrol. Click here to see Coroners Report The crash that killed the two happened around 8:58 p.m. Sunday at the intersection […]

21-year-old and 22-year-old identified as victims in fatal Lexington County crash

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the two people who died in a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Neely Wingard Road and Ben Franklin Road in the Leesville area of Lexington County around 9 p.m. on Sunday night. According to Fisher, Ms. Claire Ann Pierce, 22, of Lexington was a passenger in a […]

2 people killed in Lexington County crash Sunday night, according to the SCHP

Two people died in a collision that occurred Sunday night on Neely Wingard Road at Ben Franklin Road in Lexington County, about 8 miles east of Batesburg-Leesville. The collision occurred around 8:58 p.m. and involved a 2019 Jeep Laredo and a 2004 Chevy Malibu, according to Sgt. Tyler Tidwell of the SC Highway Patrol. There […]

Lexington County Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material* Charges

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Shaquezius Leevontae Dennis (age 19), of Batesburg-Leesville, S.C., on one charge connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department made the arrest. Investigators with the Attorney General’s Office, also a member of […]

Lexington County Coroner identifies 21-year-old who lost his life in vehicle crash

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the person who died in a single-vehicle accident in the 1100 block of Summerland Avenue in the Leesville area of Lexington County at approximately 2:56 a.m. Saturday. According to Coroner Fisher, Mr. Mason Leffel Reusch-Fulmer, 21, of Lexington was traveling southbound on Summerland Avenue when he traveled off […]