Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon
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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The FBI and the State Law Enforcement Division have joined Lexington County deputies to assist in the ongoing search for a girl reported missing more than 35 years ago. (See LCSD video below) Members of an FBI unit specializing in child abductions arrived in Lexington Monday to work alongside deputies and SLED agents in the […]
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More than a dozen law enforcement agencies have worked together on a month-long operation targeting adults accused of contacting children online for sexual activity. Seventeen men have been arrested as part of the operation. Another man is wanted on charges stemming from messages exchanged with law enforcement officers posing as minors on social media apps. […]
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A Gaston man accused of shooting into a minivan in May turned himself in Tuesday night. Kristofer Jaiwon Thomas, 19, is charged with two counts of attempted murder, discharging a firearm into a vehicle, and possessing a weapon during a violent crime, according to arrest warrants. A 17-year-old co-defendant was arrested in May. His name […]
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Lexington County deputies have arrested a man accused of stealing electronics and boating items from a boat on Lake Murray. Eric Nickels, 36, is charged with grand larceny and receiving stolen goods, according to arrest warrants. “Based on what detectives have pieced together during their review of the case, Nickels paddled a kayak up to […]
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