Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon
A Saluda man is accused of sexual conduct with a runaway after deputies charged the man and his mother with helping the teen avoid family members and law enforcement officers. Alexander Solis Rodriguez, 22, is charged with criminal sexual conduct with a minor, according to an arrest warrant. Investigators said Rodriguez and his mother, Nita Regino, […]
A Gilbert woman is accused of stealing items last month from four Lexington County churches. Leslie Reese, 42, is charged with four counts of third-degree burglary and a single count of unlawful conduct toward a child, according to arrest warrants. “After reviewing security cam footage at Gilbert United Methodist Church, property crimes investigators confirmed Reese […]
Two men are accused of stealing a trailer from a neighbor’s home in Lexington County. Jason Wilson, a 41-year-old Lexington resident, was charged with grand larceny and Maynard Bartlett, a 37-year-old Columbia resident, was charged with grand larceny and receiving stolen goods, according to arrest warrants. “After receiving a call from a witness, deputies responded […]
Two Columbia men are accused of stealing cars and all-terrain vehicles from Augusta Road businesses in Lexington County. Ernest Michael Bell, 47, and Zannie Rashod Phillips, 29, are charged with grand larceny, second-degree burglary and criminal conspiracy, according to arrest warrants. “After reviewing security cam video, property crimes investigators concluded Bell and Phillips cut a […]
A Bluffton man is accused of robbing a man of his vehicle after holding him at gunpoint in his garage. Ronnison Mivalkeny Williams, 22, is charged last week with armed robbery, kidnapping, carjacking, first-degree burglary and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to arrest warrants. “Based on information detectives have confirmed since […]
A Columbia man faces multiple charges after deputies said he failed to stop for blue lights while driving a stolen car in Lexington Tuesday night. Charles Kenneth Meador, 38, is charged with failure to stop for blue lights, possession of a stolen vehicle, receiving stolen goods, reckless driving, and driving under suspension, according to detention […]
Jeremy S. Cornish, age 41, of Columbia, and Justin Tyler Hopkins, age 24, of Columbia, have each been sentenced to Life in prison for the murders of three me. The murders occurred during a home invasion in the St. Andrews area of Lexington County in 2019. This case was prosecuted by Eleventh Circuit Solicitor Rick […]
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced, Tuesday, that Randy Carroll Rawl of Lexington County has been sentenced to eight years in prison for sex crimes against a minor. Rawl pleaded guilty to one count of Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor, 2nd degree, and one count of Criminal Solicitation of a Minor. On October […]