Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher

4-year-old boy dies in Lexington County house fire, coroner identifies the victim

A four-year-old boy has died after a fire on Thursday evening at a home in the Boiling Springs area of Lexington County. Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in the house fire shortly after 6:30 p.m. as Mr. Lucas Ramirez Rodriguez, 4, of Lexington. He was pronounced dead at the […]

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Coroner identifies body found in retention pond as that of a Lexington County teen who was reported missing on Nov. 30

A Lexington County missing person was found dead in a retention pond at the Amazon fulfillment facility.At approximately 1:20 p.m., Wednesday, the Lexington County Coroner’s Office was called to the Amazon fulfillment center in the 4400 block of 12th Street Extension in the West Columbia area of Lexington County. The call was in reference to […]

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Teen who died in shooting at Cayce apartment complex is identified by coroner

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the identity of a man who died after being shot at the Abbott Arms Apartments in the 2000 block of Wilkinson Street, Cayce, at approximately 11 p.m., Monday. Fisher stated that Mr. Travis Antwan Fuller Jr., 19, of Columbia, was shot in the upper body andtransported to an […]

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Homicide investigation begins after missing person from Barnwell County is found dead in Lexington County, coroner identifies victim

The Lexington County Coroner was called to the North Fork Edisto River near Wagner Highway in the Leesville area of Lexington County at approximately 4 p.m. on Dec. 3. The call was in reference to a body that was found in the river by a kayaker. The Lexington County Coroner responded and identified the body […]

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Lexington County man, age 46, dies in crash, coroner identifies

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a single-vehicle accident in the 5800 block of Fairview Road in the Batesburg area of Lexington County at approximately 12:30 a.m., on Sunday. According to Fisher, Mr. Anthony Davon Leaphart, 46, of Leesville was traveling eastbound onFairview Road when the vehicle he was […]

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Father and son charged with murder after shooting incident, victim is identified by coroner

A Lexington man and his son are accused of shooting a man to death Wednesday afternoon. Ryan Jordan Lindler Sr., 52, and Ryan Jordan Lindler Jr.. 26, are charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to arrest warrants. “Over the course of their investigation, which included interviews with both […]

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Gilbert man, age 79, identified as victim of fatal Lexington County crash

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a single-vehicle collision in the 1100 block of Shore Road in the Gilbert area of Lexington County at approximately 1:50 p.m., Tuesday. According to Fisher, Mr. Melvin Lin Chavis, 79, of Gilbert was traveling northbound on Shore Road when his vehicle traveled off […]

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Man found dead in hotel in August has been identified by the Lexington County Coroner

Update to the case of the unidentified male that was found in an abandoned room at the Motel 6 on Burning Tree Drive on August 14, shortly after 7 p.m. in Lexington County. The male had been deceased in the motel room for approximately two to three weeks before being discovered by a passerby searching […]

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