Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon
A man who committed a deadly home invasion early Wednesday morning has died after he shot a woman and a Lexington County deputy at the scene and led deputies on a vehicle pursuit that ended with deputies returning fire and fatally striking him. The man, who has not been identified pending notification of his family, […]
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All three defendants charged in the 2021 Murder and Kidnapping of Sanaa Amenhotep (photographed below), age 15, have now been convicted and sentenced. The Honorable Debra R. McCaslin handed down lengthy sentences following a sentencing hearing held yesterday in Lexington County General Sessions Court. “I am sending a message,” stated Judge McCaslin, “our youth is […]
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Lexington County deputies have arrested a West Columbia man accused of trying to kill three people in a shooting Tuesday evening. Ivy Tyrone Richardson Jr., 52, is charged with three counts of attempted murder, a single count each of possession of a weapon during a violent crime, unlawful possession of a weapon and firing a […]
Read More >> Lexington County Sheriff’s Deputies have arrested a man in connection to a shooting incident that injured two people. Investigators believe the shooting on Gardner’s Terrace Rd was an isolated incident between people who knew each other. One shooting victim has been stabilized, according to EMS. Another person suffered what is described as a non-life threatening […]
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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Charles Kevin Bourne, 58, of Lexington, on three 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 Attorney General’s Office and U.S. Marshals Service, both […]
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Steven Daniel Brown, 50, known as “Steve-O” and a validated member of a motorcycle gang, was convicted of trafficking 400 grams or more of methamphetamine by a Lexington County jury last week. He was sentenced to 25 years in the SC Department of Corrections on Aug. 10, by Circuit Court Judge Thomas W. Cooper, Jr. […]
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Close to 60 companies, businesses, non-profits and churches were on hand for the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce Community Expo and Career Fair, Thursday. The event was at Stone River close to West Columbia’s Riverwalk Park. The free event showcased the great things the Cayce-West Columbia community has to offer. From services provided by […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released information on a body that was found on shortly after 7 p.m. on Monday in a room of the Motel 6 on Burning Tree Drive in Lexington County. The Motel has been closed permanently since March 1 of 2023. Fisher states that the body of a male who […]
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