Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon
Lexington County deputies have arrested a Batesburg man accused of firing shots during a gang-related shooting that resulted in the death of an 11-year-old girl and wounded another girl. Quayshaun Xzander Clark, 29, is charged with murder, attempted murder, possessing a weapon during a violent crime and discharging a firearm into a dwelling, according to […]
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A West Columbia man is accused of sexual conduct with a Pelion Middle School student in a restroom at the school. Juston Deon Smith, 21, is charged with criminal sexual conduct with a minor, according to an arrest warrant. “We take this very seriously,” Pelion Middle School Principal Kailanya Brailey said. “It is unacceptable for […]
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Lexington County deputies are looking for a burglary suspect who allegedly disabled his GPS monitor. Jerry William Hall Jr., or JJ Hall, is wanted on multiple charges, including burglary, grand larceny and disabling a GPS monitor. Hall’s last known address is on Ben Franklin Road. He also hangs out at the Hillview Truck Stop and […]
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Treveon Nelson, 18, is in custody. The Cayce resident will be charged with murder in connection to the shooting death of Sanaa Amenhotep. Deputies arrested Nelson Friday evening near Leesville. A minor female has also been arrested in the ongoing investigation into Amenhotep’s death. The minor is being held by the South Carolina of Juvenile […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the official cause of death ofRichland County teen, Sanaa Amenhotep, whose body was recovered from a woodedarea in Leesville, Thursday. According to Fisher, an autopsy performed Friday confirmed that MissAmenhotep sustained multiple gunshot wounds. The autopsy concluded that thegunshot wounds were the cause of Miss Amenhotep’s death, which […]
Read More >> Sanaa Amenhotep, a Columbia 15-year-old who was missing, was found dead Thursday morning in Lexington County. One person has been arrested in connection to the case and and investigators are also searching for Treveon Nelson, according to Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott. He held a news conference Thursday regarding the death. Lott said Amenhotep was […]
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Lexington County deputies have arrested a woman accused of attacking a man with a hatchet at a Red Bank home Saturday night. Andrea Grace Branham, 46, is charged with attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to arrest warrants. “Deputies responded to a home in the 100 block of Wilma […]
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A traffic stop on Interstate 20 in Lexington County has resulted in the seizure of more than 200 grams of meth. Anthony Frank Lavenia, 46, is charged with trafficking meth, according to an arrest warrant reported by the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department. “A deputy pulled a car over for a traffic violation near mile marker […]
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