Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon
Christopher David Jeffcoat, 42, and Kenneth Eddy Frye, 59, both of Lexington, have pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Evidence obtained in the investigation revealed that Jeffcoat and Frye—along with a third defendant, Jerry Lynn Cordell—were involved in distributing methamphetamine in Lexington County. […]
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A father and daughter face multiple charges after a shooting in a restaurant parking lot Thursday night in Swansea. Stephanie Lynn Brown, 40, is charged with attempted murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime and pointing and presenting firearms at persons, according to arrest warrants. David Lee Brown, 66, is charged with pointing […]
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The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department issued an announcement late Wednesday night saying Cecil Wise, 67, left her Lexington County home Tuesday. She was found safe.
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An Irmo High School teacher is accused of giving a minor THC gummies and items of a sexual nature. Brianna Nicole Carpenter, 25, is charged with criminal solicitation of a minor and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, according to arrest warrants. “The victim’s parents found women’s clothing, sexual items and expensive electronics in […]
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A West Columbia man and woman face charges after agents allegedly found drugs in their home during a home visit probation check-in. Jamie Spencer, 45, is charged with trafficking fentanyl 28 grams or more, trafficking meth 100 grams to 200 grams, two counts of felony possession of a firearm or ammunition, possession of steroids and […]
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Lexington County deputies have arrested two men accused of shooting into a house during an armed robbery in 2021. Khartae Tyuan Bethel, 20, and Darreun Hampton Miller, 19, are charged with two counts of attempted murder, kidnapping and armed robbery, as well as discharging a weapon into a dwelling and criminal conspiracy, according to arrest […]
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Jeremy Gerome Junious, a 35-year-old Columbia man, pled guilty to Burglary First Degree last week in Lexington County and was sentenced by Circuit Court Judge Thomas W. Cooper to 22 years in the South Carolina Department of Corrections. Under South Carolina law, burglary first degree is categorized as a violent, most serious, and “no parole” […]
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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Brantley Walter Clarke (age 43) of Lexington, S.C., on one charge connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor. 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 […]
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