Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon
A man has been sentenced to life in prison as punishment for the abduction and killing of a 4-year-old Lexington County girl in 1986. Thomas Eric McDowell, 63, was found guilty of first-degree burglary, kidnapping and murder in the case that began when Jessica Gutierrez vanished from her home on South Lake Drive in June […]
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Lexington County narcotics agents arrested a West Columbia man last month accused of trafficking meth, cocaine and fentanyl. David Matthews, 51, is charged with trafficking meth, trafficking cocaine, trafficking fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, six counts of possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime and seven counts of possession […]
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Justin Stewart Goff, age 34, and Steven Allen Loan, age 36, pled guilty in Lexington County on Thursday, January 25, 2024. Goff pled guilty to Trafficking Fentanyl and Unlawful Conduct Towards a Child. Loan pled guilty to Trafficking Methamphetamine, second offense. Circuit Court Judge William P. Keesley sentenced both Goff and Loan to fifteen (15) […]
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Daniel Taylor Jones, a 22-year-old Lexington County man, was convicted last week by a Lexington County jury and sentenced to 40 years without parole for the murder of Barry Joe Chavis, Jr., which occurred on March 27, 2020, at 3630 Fish Hatchery Road in the Gaston area of Lexington County. Jones was also sentenced to […]
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A Lexington County deputy shot in the line of duty has been awarded the South Carolina Sheriffs’ Association‘s Medal of Valor. Deputy Jacob Smith was shot after responding to a home invasion at a Lexington home last September. “Jacob acted bravely and selflessly when he found himself in an intense situation last year,” Lexington County […]
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David James Hall, age 36, pled guilty on Monday, January 8, 2024. Hall’s trial was to begin that morning, however, he decided to plead guilty before selecting a jury. Circuit Court Judge Walton J. McLeod, IV, sentenced Hall to 15 years for two counts of Attempted Murder, Domestic Violence of a High and Aggravated Nature, […]
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Multiple railroad crossings across the Midlands, including Lexington County, will be closed for maintenance and repairs starting Monday, Jan. 29. CSX Transportation announced in early January that their teams will be conducting routine maintenance and repairs on railroad crossings in Richland County starting Monday, Jan. 29. From there, the crews will work their way northwest […]
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Brandan Lamont Richardson, a validated gang member, age 35, was convicted on Thursday, Jan. 11, by a Lexington County jury for Trafficking Methamphetamine over 100 grams, Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl, and Possession with Intent to Distribute Crack Cocaine. Circuit Court Judge Walton J. McLeod, IV, presided over the trial and sentenced Richardson to […]
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