Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon
Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the identity of a man who was found deadoutside of a residence in the 100 block of Villa Court, off of Emmanuel Church Road, in Lexington County on Sunday, at approximately 4:40 p.m. Fisher states that Mr. Hoyt Mitchell Jennings, 47, of Columbia, was pronounced dead at the […]
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Deputies from the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department are on the scene of a death investigation at a home on Villa Court, off of Emanuel Church Road, in Lexington County. The investigation was reported Sunday night. One person has been detained in relation to the incident. Deputies said they do not believe there is a threat […]
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Chendric J. Brown, a 27-year-old Columbia man, has been sentenced to 54 years in prison following his conviction in Lexington County for Murder and Attempted Murder. Chief Administrative Judge Debra R. McCaslin imposed the sentence on the murder charge with thirty (30) years concurrent on the attempted murder charge. Brown is not eligible for parole […]
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The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department is asking for help to find Frederick Michael Nerini. He’s wanted on multiple charges including four burglary charges, possession of stolen goods and criminal conspiracy. He’s likely in the Gilbert area, according to the sheriff’s department. You can anonymously share tips on Nerini’s whereabouts when you use the Midlands Crimestoppers […]
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The Buddhist Monks Walk for Peace came through West Columbia and Lexington County. (Photos from Lexington County Sheriff’s Department and Columbia Police Department) The monks stopped in Lexington overnight, Friday. On Saturday, the monks traveled through West Columbia and spoke before a large crowd at the South Carolina State House in Columbia The monks began […]
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Stephen Todd Greene, 55, of West Columbia, has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to engaging in illicit sexual conduct in foreign places, producing child sexual abuse material, and coercion/enticement of a minor and aiding/abetting. Evidence obtained in the investigation revealed that Greene initiated an online relationship with a woman […]
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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Kenneth Lenard Norton (age 40), of West Columbia, S.C., on eight 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, also a […]
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The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department is asking tips to help find the location of an endangered juvenile runaway named Mackenzie Dalton. Deputies have been working to find the 16-year-old since she left her Lexington home in late November. Mackenzie is 5’4” and weighs 118 pounds. The car she drove away in and the suitcase she […]
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