Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon
Lexington County Sheriff’s Deputies have arrested a man in connection to a shooting incident that injured two people. Investigators believe the shooting on Gardner’s Terrace Rd was an isolated incident between people who knew each other. One shooting victim has been stabilized, according to EMS. Another person suffered what is described as a non-life threatening […]
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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Charles Kevin Bourne, 58, of Lexington, on three charges 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 and U.S. Marshals Service, both […]
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Steven Daniel Brown, 50, known as “Steve-O” and a validated member of a motorcycle gang, was convicted of trafficking 400 grams or more of methamphetamine by a Lexington County jury last week. He was sentenced to 25 years in the SC Department of Corrections on Aug. 10, by Circuit Court Judge Thomas W. Cooper, Jr. […]
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Close to 60 companies, businesses, non-profits and churches were on hand for the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce Community Expo and Career Fair, Thursday. The event was at Stone River close to West Columbia’s Riverwalk Park. The free event showcased the great things the Cayce-West Columbia community has to offer. From services provided by […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released information on a body that was found on shortly after 7 p.m. on Monday in a room of the Motel 6 on Burning Tree Drive in Lexington County. The Motel has been closed permanently since March 1 of 2023. Fisher states that the body of a male who […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the identity of the man who went unresponsiveafter he was apprehended by the Lexington County Sheriff Department during a warrant service onshortly after 1:30 P.M. in Lexington County, Thursday. Fisher stated that Mr. Bernice Junior Smith, III, 32, of Aiken, went unresponsive and wastransported by Lexington County Emergency […]
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A wanted man died Wednesday afternoon after running away from Lexington County deputies. Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has not publicly identified the man, pending notification of family members. “Work is already underway to confirm what happened in this situation and what caused the man’s death,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said. “In addition to […]
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Lexington County deputies have arrested a West Columbia man accused of shooting at a car full of people last week after a fight at a convenience store. Markelle Da’Shaun Rogers, 23, is charged with three counts of attempted murder, two counts of discharging a firearm at a vehicle and one count of possession of a […]
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