Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon
US Attorney General Pamela Bondi, on Wednesday, said the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has been working since the first of the year to get illegal drugs off the streets and protect innocent Americans from addiction, overdose, and drug-related crime and violence. Part of that effort resulted in the confiscation of drugs locally. More than […]
A Lexington County Detention Center inmate died Friday after being taken to a hospital. The inmate has been identified as 25-year-old Morgan Daniel Kannaday of Gaston, according to Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher. “State troopers arrested Mr. Kannaday June 29 due to traffic offenses, a DUI and a drug charge,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said. “He […]
Curtis Hill, III, 36, of Columbia, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to drug conspiracy and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Evidence obtained in the investigation revealed that on three different occasions, Hill sold methamphetamine to confidential sources. On one of these occasions, […]
Mark A. Scheibler, age 50, has been sentenced to Life in prison following his conviction in Lexington County for Murder and Possession of a Weapon during commission of a Violent Crime. Judge Walton J. McLeod, IV imposed the sentence following a trial last week in Lexington County General Sessions Court. The case was prosecuted by […]
Juan Isidro Velasquez-Rocha, age 44, pled guilty to two counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct in the Second Degree on Thursday, May 22, in Lexington County General Sessions Court. The Honorable Benjamin Culbertson sentenced Velasquez-Rocha to 20 years in prison. Under South Carolina law, Criminal Sexual Conduct in the Second Degree is classified as a violent […]
Lexington County deputies have arrested a man they said drove to Chicago to pick up a 12-year-old girl and brought her back to South Carolina. Hector Leonel Lopez-Nunez, 20, is charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and misrepresenting his identity to law enforcement, according to […]
Man turned himself in, in connection with a domestic violence case
Brian F. Rose, Jr., of West Columbia, pled guilty on Wednesday, April 23, in Lexington County General Sessions Court to Distribution of Narcotics – second offense. This offense resulted in the death of 15 year old Tara Sanderson on Jan. 26, 2022 due to a fentanyl overdose. Rose was sentenced to 20 years for distributing […]