Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon
Benjamin Johnathan Newman, 38, an inmate in the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC), was sentenced to more than 26 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and heroin. Newman has been incarcerated in the state prison system since 2012, serving a 25-year sentence for drug […]
Shayna N. McKnight, age 38, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison following her conviction on charges of child physical abuse. Circuit Court Judge Heath P. Taylor imposed the sentence following a four day jury trial in Lexington County General Sessions Court this week. McKnight was convicted by the jury on all charges. McKnight […]
Tropical Storm Debby was approaching the Big Bend of FL Sunday evening. Considerable to potentially catastrophic flooding is expected as Debby moves across southern GA and stalls near the SC coast this week. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster declared a State of Emergency, Sunday because of the storm.“I have declared a State of Emergency to […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A federal grand jury in Columbia returned a 21-count indictment against 13 individuals for drug trafficking offenses. The indictment alleges that beginning in January 2016, 13 individuals engaged in a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute large quantities of cocaine, fentanyl, and methamphetamine. More from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the […]
The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department issued an update after a man was found stabbed to death inside a burning house on Saturday night in Lexington County. The sheriff’s department said there is no ongoing threat to the community on Oak Ridge Lane. Click here for initial article At the time of the fire, investigators found […]
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Thomas Clinton Jordan Lockridge, (age 31) of Lexington, on 10 charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office made the arrest. Investigators with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Office, also […]
The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department opened a death investigation, Sunday, at a home in the 200 block of Oak Ridge Lane. The County of Lexington, SC Fire Service responded to an overnight fire at the house. Firefighters found a body in the home. A man with multiple injuries was found inside a shed on the […]
Deveon Antonio Belk, 37, of Irmo, was sentenced to 49 years in prison after being convicted for a 2020 string of Midlands armed robberies. Belk was convicted following a multi-day trial in November of 2023. He was found guilty on 15 counts: seven counts of Hobbs Act robbery, seven counts of brandishing a firearm in […]