Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon
A Columbia man was shot to death while he and his brother, who was also shot, were riding on Edmund Highway late Saturday night. Harold Lord Peak III, 22, died of multiple gunshot wounds at the scene, according to Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher. “Based on what the victim’s brother told deputies, the brothers were […]
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Lexington County deputies have arrested a man accused of shooting his stepson Sunday afternoon. The shooting victim has been identified as 52-year-old Brian Garris, according to Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher. Carl Sims, 71, will be charged with murder in the shooting death, according to Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon. “Based on the information investigators […]
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A Lexington County woman is accused of stabbing her neighbor at the victim’s home Monday night. Brenda Sue Jeffcoat, 60, is charged with attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to arrest warrants. “Deputies responded to a home on Doe Trail Court shortly before 11 p.m. Monday after getting a […]
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Henry Richard Leeder, Jr. of Lexington County pleaded guilty to one count of Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor, 2nd degree; and one count of Criminal Solicitation of a Minor, SC Attorney General Alan Wilson announced Tuesday. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison, concurrent on both charges. On October 11, 2019, a citizen […]
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Where will Lexington County Sheriff traffic deputies will be patrolling this week? the LCSD published a list of roads and streets where patrols will be station. The LCSD also asks drivers and riders to remember to drive safe, wear a seat belt and drive sober.
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Undercover investigators have arrested 22 more men as part of an operation over the past several months targeting potential sexual predators trying to contact children for sexual activity. “These arrests bring our arrest total to 33 suspects from the operation we hosted earlier this year with the Lexington Police Department and the South Carolina Attorney […]
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Lexington County Sheriff’s Deputies are investigating a shooting in the 5800 block of Wescott Road near Irmo. A man was shot in the lower body while he was outside his home about 7:30 p.m., Wednesday. A crew from an EMS unit took him to the hospital. Based on statements gathered at the scene, deputies believe […]
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A bomb threat was reported at Lexington Medical Center, Wednesday. The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department and the Lexington Medical Center Public Safety Department investigated it. An “All Clear” was issued after 3 p.m. Wednesday. The bomb threat came via a phone call to a physician’s practice in Lexington Park 2, at 146 East Hospital Drive […]
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