Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon
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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Israel Mendoza Cervantes, 29, has been sentenced to thirty (30) years in prison following a jury trial in Lexington County General Sessions Court earlier last week. Cervantes was convicted on all charges, including Trafficking Heroin (28 grams or more); Possession of a Weapon during commission of a Violent Crime; and Possession with Intent to Distribute […]
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A West Columbia man accused of fatally shooting a man during a roadside shootout Thursday night is in custody. Cleveland Stone Jr., 21, faces multiple charges including murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to investigators. Michael Duane Funny, 66, died after being shot on Glenn Road about 8:30 Thursday night, […]
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Lexington County deputies are investigating a shooting in the 100 block of Glenn Road. A 911 call reporting gunshots came in about 8:15, p.m. Thursday. Three people were shot. No word on their condition. Deputies have secured the scene. There is no ongoing threat to the public. Investigators believe the shooting is an isolated incident. […]
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Lexington County deputies arrested a man Wednesday after he started two pursuits and crashed into a patrol vehicle. Devon Ray Shealy, 21, faces multiple charges including first-degree assault, four counts of failure to stop for blue lights, four counts of reckless driving and one count of larceny, according to Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon. “Deputies saw […]
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The 11th Circuit Solicitor’s Office announced the 15-year sentence of a Lexington County man convicted of criminal sexual conduct and burglary in unrelated cases. Registered Sex Offender Sentenced to 15 Years for the Sexual Battery of a 14-Year-Old Girl in Lexington County Last week, Timothy Michael Jones, Jr., age 33, pled guilty to Criminal Sexual […]
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