Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon

Saluda County woman accused of stealing thousands from business

A Saluda County woman has been arrested after investigators said she stole nearly $200,000 from her employer over several years. Robin White Hipp, 55, is charged with breach of trust, according to an arrest warrant. “Detectives opened an investigation when owners of a Leesville business contacted us with concerns about money missing from an account,” […]

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Man shot from passing car multiple times in Lexington County

The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department is following up on leads Thursday morning in connection to a shooting investigation.The incident took place Wednesday night in the 400 block of Pitney Road. A man was shot multiple times in the lower body by someone in a passing car. He is expected to recover. Call Crimestoppers with tips […]

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Lexington County woman accused of attacking man with bottle

 A Leesville woman is charged with assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature after detectives said she stabbed a man with what they believe was a broken liquor bottle. Artatyania Latasha Francis, 28, was arrested Friday in the 400 block of Galleon Road in Batesburg-Leesville. “Based on the interviews investigators have conducted, they’ve […]

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2 men arrested in connection to Dec. 29, West Columbia homicide

The West Columbia Police Department has arrested two men in connection to a murder.  Arrested are: 40-year-old Brandon Taylor and 34-year-old Rayshawn Suber. The two were arrested Tuesday and Wednesday by the West Columbia Police Department, the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department, and the US Marshals Task Force. The two men had been wanted by the […]

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Lexington County man charged in car disposal case at metal recycling site

A Lexington County man is accused of improperly disposing of cars last month at a metal recycling business on Charleston Highway. Timothy Eron Dickensheets, 44, is charged with eight counts of improper disposal of a vehicle, and a single count of possession of a stolen vehicle, and malicious injury to property, according to arrest warrants. […]

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Lexington County investigators arrest 3 on drug charges

From Capt Adam Myrick LCSD Communications – Lexington County narcotics agents have arrested two men and a woman in connection with a drug case that started last month with a community tip. Carmen Maria Cruz, 49, and Michael Dean Sharpe, 48, are charged with possession of meth with intent to distribute, according to arrest warrants. […]

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Lexington County Man Gets 12 Years for Shooting Lexington County Sheriff’s Deputy

From Eleventh Circuit Solicitor Rick Hubbard’s Office – Mark Louis Cote, a 71-year-old man living in Lexington, pled guilty this morning in Lexington County to Assault and Battery of a High and Aggravated Nature (ABHAN) for shooting a Lexington County Sheriff’s Department deputy. Cote was sentenced by Chief Administrative Judge Debra R. McCaslin to twelve […]

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Lexington Man accused of distributing child sexual abuse material

 South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of James Austin Gillespie (age 31), of Lexington, on 12 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 Homeland Security Investigations […]

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