Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon
Lexington County deputies have arrested a Little Mountain man accused of sexual activity with teen girls he lured to meet him with promises of vaping devices. Trevor Grant Oty, 20, is charged with two counts of solicitation of a minor, and one count of second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor, and trafficking in persons, […]
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There was a heavy law enforcement presence at the Millennium Post Acute Rehabilitation center at 2416 Sunset Blvd, West Columbia, Saturday around 6 p.m. Units from the West Columbia Police Department, Lexington County Sheriff’s Department and the SC Highway Patrol were on the scene. Several people, who were not law enforcement personnel were seen standing […]
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Lexington County deputies have arrested a Batesburg man accused of trying to kill one person and threatening to kill another. Jerry William Hall, Jr., 29, is charged with attempted murder, kidnapping, third-degree assault and battery, possession of a firearm or ammunition by a person convicted of certain crimes and possession of meth, according to arrest […]
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James Austen Gillespie, 33, of Lexington, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to production of child sex abuse materials. * Evidence presented to the court showed that on July 11, 2021, Gillespie used his cellphone to edit himself into two compromising images of a nude minor child. United States District […]
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. Multiple Narcotics Traffickers have received lengthy prison sentences following recent convictions in Lexington County General Sessions Court Following these convictions, Eleventh Circuit Solicitor Rick Hubbard stated: “The dangers of illegal narcotics, such as fentanyl and methamphetamine, continue to pose a grave risk to members of our community, especially young people who may not realize […]
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A former Lexington County detention deputy is accused of providing contraband to an inmate and misconduct in office, according to the State Law Enforcement Division. SLED agents arrested Yvette Constantino Wiggins, 57, after she turned herself in Thursday morning at the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department’s headquarters. “When I became aware of Ms. Wiggins’ alleged conduct, I referred the […]
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Benjamin Johnathan Newman, 38, an inmate in the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC), was sentenced to more than 26 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and heroin. Newman has been incarcerated in the state prison system since 2012, serving a 25-year sentence for drug […]
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Shayna N. McKnight, age 38, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison following her conviction on charges of child physical abuse. Circuit Court Judge Heath P. Taylor imposed the sentence following a four day jury trial in Lexington County General Sessions Court this week. McKnight was convicted by the jury on all charges. McKnight […]
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