Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon
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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The Lexington County Fire Service responded to a residential structure fire on Sunday evening in the 100 block of Huntsman Lane on Lake Murray. Seven LCFS units and the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department fire boat was on scene. No injuries were reported. LCFS photos
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the identity of the suspect killed in the shooting incident on I-26 EB at exit 91 in Lexington County Sunday night. According to Coroner Fisher, Mr. Phillip John Walden, 40, of Taylors was killed during this incident. Mr. Walden died at the scene due to multiple gunshot wounds […]
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