Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon
The 4700 block of Edmund Highway was reduced to a single lane of traffic, both north and south bound, Monday, due to a tractor-trailer accident and oil leak. The leak was contained by around 2 p.m., by the Lexington County Fire Service, Lexington County Sheriff’s Department and the South Carolina Highway Patrol. County of Lexington, […]
A Wagener man is accused of shooting an employee at a Lexington County business Thursday morning. Howard Fogle Jr., 73, is charged with attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to an arrest warrant. “Based on the interviews detectives conducted, they’ve determined Fogle went to a business on Pond Branch […]
Lexington County deputies arrested and charged a man accused of stabbing a man Thursday afternoon at a Batesburg home. Jesse Waylon Jones, 38, is charged with attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to arrest warrants. “Detectives who responded to the scene of the stabbing at the 100 block of […]
A Lexington man faces multiple charges in connection to the theft of a Lexington County deputy’s patrol vehicle and the pursuit that ensued. Kevin Romero, 22, is charged with grand larceny, failure to stop for blue lights and reckless driving, according to arrest warrants. “A deputy responded to a call about a civil dispute Monday […]
Antwan Martel Jeter, age 36 of Cayce, has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a deputy and running over him with a car as deputies were attempting to arrest Jeter on a warrant, according to Lexington Police Chief Terrence Green. At approximately 4 p.m., Tuesday, Jeter came to the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department to complete court […]
(From the LCSD) Lexington County Sheriff’s Deputies have been working to clear road debris since Hurricane Helene hit Lexington County Friday morning. There are still more than 130 impassable roads (as of Monday afternoon) in Lexington County, according to the Lexington County Emergency Operations Center. Deputies continue to answer calls for service. Please remember to […]
Kenneth J. Brown, 45, and Nicholas R. Shepard, 45, of Lexington pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud for their involvement in a business email compromise and romance scam scheme. Evidence obtained in the investigation revealed that Brown and Shepard coordinated with others to receive checks from victims […]
The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department started a death investigation, Friday morning, after a body was found floating in Lake Murray near the dam. The body has been recovered. Crime scene investigators and major crimes detectives are on the scene as part of our ongoing work on the case. The Lexington County Coroner’s Office will determine […]