Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon

Lexington County man charged in wife’s shooting death, coroner identifies victim

Lexington County deputies have arrested a man accused of shooting his wife to death at their Gaston home Saturday. The victim has been identified as Kia Riley, according to Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher. Alonzo James Riley, 33, is charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to arrest warrants. […]

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Man charged with 6 counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor, says Lexington County Sheriff

Lexington County deputies have arrested a man charged with six counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor. Michael Ray Stillinger, 53, is also charged with two counts of disseminating obscene material to a minor 12 years or younger, according to arrest warrants. “Our investigation started after a friend of the alleged victim shared information […]

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Lexington man arrested on charges connected to sexual exploitation of minors

Ronald Dean Jones, 54, of Lexington, has been arrested on six charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors.Jones was arrested Tuesday. He is charged with six counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, second degree, a felony offense punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment on each count. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task […]

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Lexington County Sheriff’s deputies reporting shooting at Piney Grove Road gas station

Deputies from the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department are looking for a gunman.The LCSD reported “no apparent victims in a shooting” on Piney Grove Road, Tuesday moring. The gunfire happened at the Sphinx gas station. “Based on what we’ve seen so far, someone shot into the business,” the LCSD Twitter report read. The gunman is described […]

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Teen who was shot and killed is identified by Lexington County coroner

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who was fatally shot in the 100 block of Miranda Road in West Columbia, at approximately 4 p.m., Saturday. According to Fisher, Mr. Direko C. Thomas, 18, of Columbia was pronounced dead on the scene due to multiple gunshot wounds to the upper body. The Lexington […]

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19-year-old killed; Lexington County deputies seek gunman

Lexington County deputies are searching for a suspect in a shooting that left a 19-year-old man dead. The shooting happened Saturday afternoon in the 100 block of Miranda Drive. Miranda Drive is off of Charleston Highway, past the SC State Farmers Market. “Based on information from witnesses, the shooter left the scene in a black […]

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20 arrested in Lexington County Sheriff’s operation to get criminals off the street

An operation targeting wanted subjects last weekend netted 20 arrests. “This operation was all about getting accused criminals off the street,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon announced Wednesday. “We set up multiple teams of deputies that swept through the county over the weekend serving arrest warrants.” Investigators gathered intelligence in the days leading up to […]

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Thieves caught with $13,000 in copper, $136,000 damage done to train car, says Lexington County Sheriff Department

Three people are in jail after Lexington County deputies, with assistance from Gaston Police officers, arrested them Wednesday at an industrial site. Patrick Bradwell, 34, Gene Rutland, 38, and Lauren Warren, 33, are charged with grand larceny, injury to real property to obtain nonferrous metals, possession of tools capable of use in a crime, and […]

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