Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon
The Lexington Police Department was investigating a collision in the 4700 block of Sunset Blvd. (US-378.) The crash has an inbound lane closed. after 3 p.m. The Lexington Sheriff’s Department and EMS crews were at the scene. By 4 p.m., all lanes were reopened and the collision had been cleared from the road. The wreck […]
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Travis Hammack, 35, owner of Paddle South Outfitters in Chapin, South Carolina, was sentenced on June 30, 2022, after pleading guilty to two counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor – First Degree in Lexington County General Sessions Court. The Honorable Walton J. McLeod IV sentenced Hammack to 25 years in the South Carolina Department […]
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Lexington County Animal Services arrested a man after he allegedly killed multiple cats in the Gilbert area. Johnathan William Grider was arrested and charged with the ill treatment of animals – a felony charge that could carry up to five years in prison upon conviction. Lexington County Animal Services received an allegation that Grider killed […]
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Lexington Police Chief Terrence Green announced the arrest of Bobby Ray Robbins, age 25 of Lexington, for his involvement in an early morning shooting that left several victims injured that occurred on Sunday, near the Summer Cove Apartments. At approximately 3:45 a.m., officers were dispatched to Railroad Avenue to a shots fired call. When they […]
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Divers searched Lake Murray for a missing swimmer on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The dive teams searched an area near the Lake Murray dam following a call before noon on Friday regarding the missing man. West Columbia Police, the Irmo Fire District, and the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department, and the SC Department of Natural Resources […]
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The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department is working to find out where 15-year-old Kandice Gibson is since her family reported she ran away in March. She can be seen on home security video leaving home through a window and running down her road. Her family believes she’s with someone she knows. Based on everything we’ve confirmed […]
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Lexington County Fire Service responded to a reported wildland fire in the Gaston community on Friday at 1:10 p.m., The fire originated in the 100 block of Sturkie Road and quickly spread across several properties and affected one structure. SC Forestry personnel were requested and provided a bull dozier to assist in plowing a break […]
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Mathia Chambers, 22, of Richland County, has been sentenced to thirty (30) years in prison for his role in a shooting death which occurred at an apartment complex near 200 Berryhill Road in the St. Andrews area of Lexington County. The sentence was recently imposed in Lexington County General Sessions Court following Chambers’ guilty plea […]
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