Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon
The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department issued an update after a man was found stabbed to death inside a burning house on Saturday night in Lexington County. The sheriff’s department said there is no ongoing threat to the community on Oak Ridge Lane. Click here for initial article At the time of the fire, investigators found […]
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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Thomas Clinton Jordan Lockridge, (age 31) of Lexington, on 10 charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office made the arrest. Investigators with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Office, also […]
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The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department opened a death investigation, Sunday, at a home in the 200 block of Oak Ridge Lane. The County of Lexington, SC Fire Service responded to an overnight fire at the house. Firefighters found a body in the home. A man with multiple injuries was found inside a shed on the […]
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Deveon Antonio Belk, 37, of Irmo, was sentenced to 49 years in prison after being convicted for a 2020 string of Midlands armed robberies. Belk was convicted following a multi-day trial in November of 2023. He was found guilty on 15 counts: seven counts of Hobbs Act robbery, seven counts of brandishing a firearm in […]
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Lexington County deputies have arrested a man accused of trying to kill two children and a woman by setting fire to a home. Tracy Chad Russell Jr., 31, is charged with three counts of attempted murder and a single count of second-degree arson, according to arrest warrants. “The Lexington County Fire Service responded to a […]
Read More >> The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department has started a death investigation, Tuesday around 7 p.m., after a body was found in a pond in the 200 block of Crossbow Drive, in the Harbison area of Lexington County. Detectives and a dive team members have been dispatched to the scene. Neighbors should expect to see Sheriff’s Department […]
Read More >> A Batesburg man is accused of manufacturing crack and meth after Lexington County narcotics agents found drug-making supplies and substances on his property. Jarvis Oneil Adams, 37, is charged with trafficking meth, and possession of the supplies to manufacture crack, according to arrest warrants. “Agents identified Adams as a local drug trafficker,” Lexington County Sheriff […]
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Terry Lee Self Jr., 37, is charged with murder, according to an arrest warrant. “A canoer found the body of the suspect’s mother in the Edisto River Dec. 3,” Lexington County Jay Koon said. “Detectives confirmed the suspect and his mother were at the suspect’s house and left there together after an argument.” The victim […]
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