Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon
David Earl Bender, a 43-year-old West Columbia man, was sentenced last month to twenty (20) years in prison following his conviction at trial on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, in Lexington County, for Assault and Battery of a High and Aggravated Nature. Chief Administrative Judge Debra R. McCaslin presided over the jury trial and imposed the […]
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All inbound lanes of South Lake Drive (SC-6) at I-20, in Lexington were closed, around midnight Sunday due to a collision. Lexington County Police asked driver to seek an alternate route into the Town of Lexington, SC away from SC-6 until the road reopened. The crash happened at the end of a vehicle pursuit involving […]
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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Michael Mickels, Jr., (age 18) of Fredericksburg, VA, on two charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department made the arrest. Investigators with the Virginia State Police also assisted with […]
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A large fire occurred at a commercial property at 927 Holland Avenue, Saturday. Cayce Fire arrived on the scene around 10:20 AM and began actively working to gain control of the flames. Surrounding fire departments from Columbia; West Columbia; and Lexington County assisted. Cayce Police were also at the scene to control the flow of […]
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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office has filed 20 additional charges against Richard Channing Shealy, 53, of Lexington. He is charged with two counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor First Degree, four counts of Committing a Lewd Act Upon a Child, 10 counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the identity of a woman who was stabbed duringan altercation at a residence in the 100 block of Marshall Road in the Gaston area of Lexington Countyon Friday, at approximately 3:20 a.m. Fisher states that Ms. Gabrielle Marie Cribb, 22, of Lexington, was transported to an area hospital […]
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An 18-year-old Newberry man is accused of firing shots into the air during an event Saturday evening at Crooked Creek Park in Chapin. The charges against Najee Thompson are pointing and presenting a firearm, use of a firearm by a person under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and breach of peace, according to Lexington […]
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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Bazle Kenneth Hutto, (age 70) of Lexington and Dalana Inez Suggs, (age 25) of Swansea, on nine total charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department made the arrests in these […]
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