Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced, Wednesday, that a registered sex offender from Lexington County is going to prison for seven years after committing another offense. On Tuesday, Michael Dwayne Elkin pleaded guilty in Lexington County to one count of Attempted Dissemination of Obscene Material to a Minor age 12 and under. On February […]
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The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department has been on the scene at Bush River Road and Zimalcrest Drive. The early information gathered, according to the LCSD, indicates a shooting took place in an apartment in the area Sunday afternoon. One man has been transported to the hospital with what’s been described as a non life-threatening gunshot […]
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A West Columbia woman is accused of shooting at her boyfriend during a fight. Ashley Nicole Stroman, 24, is charged with attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to arrest warrants. “Detectives have determined Stroman fired multiple shots at the victim Thursday as he was trying to leave the home […]
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Facebook lit up with photos and reports of a chase in progress in Red Bank, Friday. Click for link to post Barry Lyle posted: “The craziest things seem to happen at the Red Bank Walmart. Was getting groceries loaded in my car and then all of a sudden two Lexington (County Sheriff’s) cars chased a […]
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From the Attorney General – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Simon Manuel Gates (age 29) of West Columbia, on four charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department made the arrest. Investigators with the Attorney General’s […]
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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrests of two Lexington men on unrelated child sexual abuse material charges. Timothy Jacob Sullivan (age 42), of Lexington, and Billy Bruce Price (age 88), of Lexington, on four total charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with […]
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A West Columbia man faces a series of drug charges after narcotics agents said he had drugs delivered to his home last month. Nasiyr Shem James, 28, is charged with trafficking crack, trafficking cocaine, trafficking marijuana, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, according […]
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Irmo Fire District units were on the scene of a vehicle accident on Piney Grove Road, just off of I-26, Saturday. The collision involved injuries and several suspects fled from one of the vehicles. Two lanes were closed while emergency personnel tended to the victims and law enforcement investigated the hit and run. Traffic was […]
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