Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon
Michael Boyd Harvey, II, age 53, pled guilty to Domestic Violence of a High and Aggravated Nature in Lexington County on Thursday, Sept. 4. Circuit Court Judge Debra R. McCaslin sentenced Harvey to the maximum 20 years in prison. Under South Carolina law, this offense is classified as serious and violent. On Aug. 26, 2024, […]
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A Lexington County woman is accused of robbing a convenience store at knifepoint Monday. Katrina Nicole Diaz, 39, is charged with armed robbery, three counts of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to arrest warrants. “A deputy went to a convenience store […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the person who died in a house fire in the 300 block of Schofield Road in the Gilbert area of Lexington County, Sunday, shortly after 8 a.m. According to Fisher, Mr. Luther Vern Price, 74, of Gilbert was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy has been scheduled […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died as a result of a fire that occurred in the Acapulco Campground in the Leesville area of Lexington County on Tuesday September 9, shortly after 2 AM. According to Fisher, Mr. Jeffrey Morris Williamson, 50, of Blythewood, was transported to the Augusta Burn Center […]
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A South Carolina State Trooper was hit by a vehicle in Lexington County early Tuesday morning. (SCHP Photos) The Richland County Sheriff’s Department Traffic Safety Unit is investigating the collision to ensure a thorough and impartial review of what happened. RCSD will issue updates as they become available. Master Trooper Wayne H. LaBounty was hit […]
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Lexington County narcotics agents arrest a man accused of trafficking fentanyl and distributing meth
Lexington County narcotics agents have arrested a man accused of trafficking fentanyl and distributing meth. Gary Edward Ware Jr., 38, is also charged with a weapon possession crime, according to arrest warrants. “We’ve had previous encounters with Ware and received some recent intelligence about ongoing drug activity at his home on Hayride Road in Gilbert,” […]
Read More >> South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of River Allen Mathis (age 26), of Cayce, on one charge 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 Office, also a member of the […]
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A Lexington County deputy spotted an expired license plate on a car on Interstate 26 last week before pulling the driver over and setting a significant drug case in motion. Aaron Daryl Maldonado, 31, is charged with trafficking fentanyl and meth, cocaine possession, marijuana possession, possession of Alprazolam pills, committing a violent crime while on […]
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