Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon
David Matthews Jr., age 52, was convicted this week in Lexington County General Sessions Court on multiple counts of Trafficking Narcotics and Possession of a Weapon During a Violent Crime. Following a jury trial, Matthews was sentenced on Tuesday March 11. Circuit Court Judge William P. Keesley sentenced Matthews to 25 years in the S.C. […]
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Ivy Tyrone Richardson, Jr., a 54-year-old Gaston man, has been sentenced to twenty (20) years in prison following his conviction on charges of two (2) counts of Assault and Battery of a High and Aggravated Nature and Discharging a Firearm into an Occupied Vehicle. Circuit Court Judge William P. Keesley imposed the sentence after a […]
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Kayla Martin, 34, of Cayce, was sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to drug trafficking. Evidence presented to the court showed that Martin and Michael Tart were arrested in April 2022 after Richland County Sheriff’s Department and Lexington County Sheriff’s Department investigators seized over a kilogram of methamphetamine and […]
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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Timothy Mark Mccullough (age 68), of West Columbia, and John Anthony Kayton (age 50), of Lexington, on six total 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 arrests in […]
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The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) charged Luther Jackson Truluck, 30, with Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor – Second Degree, and Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor on Wednesday, Feb. 26. The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department asked SLED to investigate the case involving Truluck. He was an employee at Beechwood Middle School […]
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(From the US Attorneys Office) Kenneth J. Brown, 45, and Nicholas R. Shepard, 46, both of Lexington, have each been sentenced to 16 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud for their involvement in business email compromise and romance scams. Evidence obtained in the investigation revealed that Brown and […]
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Jewayne Price, age 25, of Columbia, has received an active sentence of thirty-five (35) years in prison for his role in the Columbiana Mall mass shooting which occurred on April 16, 2022 in the Harbison area of Lexington County. This case was prosecuted by Eleventh Circuit Solicitor Rick Hubbard and Deputy Solicitor Suzanne Mayes. The […]
Read More >> Lexington County deputies have arrested a Greensboro, North Carolina, woman accused of using fake cashier’s checks to make several purchases, including multiple vehicles. Sierra Blair Stewart, 34, is charged with three counts of forgery for $10,000 or more, and one count each of presenting an altered vehicle registration, obtaining goods under false pretenses and financial […]
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