Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon
A Columbia man is accused of shooting and robbing a man while visiting him over the weekend. Tykiawah Latrell Rivers, 21, is charged with attempted murder, armed robbery and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to arrest warrants. “The victim in this case referred to Rivers as an ‘old friend’ who contacted […]
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Lexington County deputies have arrested an Aiken man accused of shooting at a man outside a Lexington County strip club last month. Renardo Omar Holmes, 39, is charged with attempted murder, four counts of pointing and presenting a firearm at a person, and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to arrest warrants. […]
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Linda Monette, 25, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for her role in the home invasion murder of Mason Hanahan, age 8,. The murder occurred in the early morning hours of May 14, 2019 in the Oak Grove community of Lexington County. The sentence was imposed on Friday, by Chief Administrative Judge Walton […]
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Lexington County deputies have arrested a man accused of shooting his mother and father to death at their Columbia home. Kevin Jackson Westberry, 27, is charged with two counts of murder, and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to arrest warrants. The victims have been identified as Subrina Jackson Westberry, 60, and […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the persons killed in the double homicide that occurred in a home located in the 300 block of Newpark Place in Columbia. According to Coroner Fisher, Mr. Kenneth Westberry, 59, and Mrs. Subrina Westberry, 60, both of Columbia were found dead in their home Thursday night. Mr. and […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the identity of the person who was fatallystabbed in an altercation the occurred at a home located in the 400 block of Baymore Lane in Columbiaon Thursday, shortly after 6 p.m. According to Fisher, Mr. Kevin Leon Miller, 38, of Columbia was pronounced dead at the scenefrom a […]
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A death investigation is underway in the 300 block of Newpark Place, the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department announced Friday morning about 9:45 a.m. It is an isolated incident and there is no threat to the public, according to the LCSD. Newpark Place is between N. Lake Drive and St. Andrews Road on the Irmo side […]
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Two men have been accused of forcing a Lexington man out of a home on Platt Springs Road and shooting him, according to the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department. Bobby James Murphy III, 27, and Burton William Chavis, 32, are charged with attempted murder, kidnapping and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. Murphy is […]
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