Gaston SC
Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Johnny Ray Kinsey, Jr., 46, of Gaston, was sentenced to more than twelve years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Evidence presented to the court showed that on June 15, 2018, a Trooper with South Carolina Highway Patrol […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the identity of the person killed in a vehicle vs. motorcycle accident that occurred Thursday at approximately 5:30 a.m. on Highway 6 at Mimosa Drive in Gaston. According to Fisher, Mr. Christopher Scott Ledbetter, 39, of Gaston was operating a dirt bike with no lights when he failed […]
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The Lexington County Fire Service responded to the 200 block of Oak Top Court in the Gaston area on Saturday,Crews arrived on scene to find a room and its contents on fire. Firefighters brought the blaze under control in less than 10 minutes.No injuries were reported. Five fire companies were on scene. The cause of […]
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The Gaston Police have arrested a man for catalytic converter theft. On Monday around 3 pm, an GPD officer initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle for a lane violation.The driver, Danny Suggs, was found, police said, to be driving under suspension and in possession of non ferrous materials (or catalytic converters) without a permit. […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the Individual who was killed in a single-vehicle accident on Forts Pond Road near Chaney Road in Pelion at approximately 5:30 p.m., Friday. According to Fisher, Karly Grace Hunt, 10, of Gaston was transported by Lexington County EMS to Lexington Medical Center where she was pronounced dead shortly […]
Read More >> Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who was fatally shot at a residence located in the 800 block of Meadowfield Road in Gaston, Sunday morning. The shooting occurred at 10 a.m. According to Fisher, Mr. James R. Metze, 51, of Columbia was pronounced dead on the scene due to a gunshot wound […]
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A Gaston man accused of shooting a man to death at a party last year is in custody after almost nine months on the run. Keyshaun Alfred Muller, 20, is charged with murder, assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to arrest warrants. “Muller […]
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