Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon

Two men accused of stealing cars, all-terrain vehicles, from businesses in Lexington County

Two Columbia men are accused of stealing cars and all-terrain vehicles from Augusta Road businesses in Lexington County. Ernest Michael Bell, 47, and Zannie Rashod Phillips, 29, are charged with grand larceny, second-degree burglary and criminal conspiracy, according to arrest warrants. “After reviewing security cam video, property crimes investigators concluded Bell and Phillips cut a […]

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Man charged with armed robbery, kidnapping, and carjacking by Lexington County Sheriff

A Bluffton man is accused of robbing a man of his vehicle after holding him at gunpoint in his garage. Ronnison Mivalkeny Williams, 22, is charged last week with armed robbery, kidnapping, carjacking, first-degree burglary and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to arrest warrants. “Based on information detectives have confirmed since […]

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Columbia man charged in Lexington County with driving stolen car

A Columbia man faces multiple charges after deputies said he failed to stop for blue lights while driving a stolen car in Lexington Tuesday night. Charles Kenneth Meador, 38, is charged with failure to stop for blue lights, possession of a stolen vehicle, receiving stolen goods, reckless driving, and driving under suspension, according to detention […]

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Lexington County triple-murder results in life sentences for 2 Columbia men

Jeremy S. Cornish, age 41, of Columbia, and Justin Tyler Hopkins, age 24, of Columbia, have each been sentenced to Life in prison for the murders of three me. The murders occurred during a home invasion in the St. Andrews area of Lexington County in 2019. This case was prosecuted by Eleventh Circuit Solicitor Rick […]

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Lexington man gets 8 years in prison for sex crimes against a minor

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced, Tuesday, that Randy Carroll Rawl of Lexington County has been sentenced to eight years in prison for sex crimes against a minor. Rawl pleaded guilty to one count of Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor, 2nd degree, and one count of Criminal Solicitation of a Minor. On October […]

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West Columbia man charged in child sex abuse case

Lexington County deputies have arrested a man accused of sexually abusing a teen boy for more than two years. Michael Paul Keech, 41, is charged with three second-degree counts and one third-degree count of criminal sexual conduct with a minor under 16, according to arrest warrants. “Our investigation started after a family member of the […]

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Lexington County Sheriff’s Department asks for help to locate missing 13-year-old

The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department is working to locate 13-year-old Kylee Chandler. She was last seen Sept. 16 when she left her home. Kylee is 5’2” and weighs 120 pounds.If you have any contact with Kylee, or if you know where she might be, please call Investigator Cobb at 803-673-0013.

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2 shot at Waffle House in Lexington, Saturday night

Lexington County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the Waffle House on South Lake Drive at I-20, in Lexington, Saturday night, after two people were shot. Based on the early information LCSD investigators have gathered, the shooting was an isolated incident between two groups of people involved in an earlier altercation at another location on South Lake […]

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