Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon

Man wanted after Lexington County 2020 fatal shooting is arrested

A Gaston man accused of shooting a man to death at a party last year is in custody after almost nine months on the run. Keyshaun Alfred Muller, 20, is charged with murder, assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to arrest warrants. “Muller […]

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Body found on I-20, teens charged in fatal shooting

Lexington County deputies have arrested two 17-year-old males in connection with a fatal shooting in a car traveling on Interstate Highway 20 Tuesday night. “Based on forensic evidence and the information we gathered from witness statements, the teens we arrested had some sort of disagreement with Torrian Oree as they drove down the interstate,” Lexington […]

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Man gets 15 years after pleading guilty to criminal sexual conduct with a minor

From the 11th Circuit Solicitor’s Office – Lexington County resumed holding in-person court this week with social distancing protocols in place. Kyle Allen Brown, 27 years old, pled guilty this morning to one count of Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor – Third Degree.  The charge carries a sentence of up to 15 years in […]

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West Columbia man arrested on drug and child neglect charges

A West Columbia man accused of drug trafficking charges is also accused of neglecting a child after Lexington County narcotics agents stopped him during a drug investigation. Curley Brooks, 44, is charged with trafficking cocaine, trafficking crack, and unlawful neglect of a child, according to arrest warrants. “Agents from the county’s Narcotics Enforcement Team, along […]

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Lexington man facing child sex charges

Lexington County deputies have arrested a man accused in two cases of sexual contact with a minor. Donald Sadler, 47, is charged with one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor and one count of third-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor, according to arrest warrants. “We were called to investigate the December encounter […]

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Man accused of recording himself performing sex acts with a dog and possessing child pornography

Lexington County deputies arrested a Columbia man Tuesday hours after receiving a link to a video that allegedly shows him engaged in a sex act with his dog. Kevin Christopher Billups, 34, is charged with eight counts of buggery and eight counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, according to arrest warrants. “We received […]

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2 Leesville residents arrested on drug charges

Lexington County deputies arrested two people last month after responding to a call about someone sleeping in a truck stop parking lot. Patrick Keith Gladden, 47, and Serena Ann McBee, 35, are charged with trafficking meth and altering pseudoephedrine, according to arrest warrants. “We received a call to check on someone sleeping in the truck stop […]

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Bamberg man arrested in catalytic converter theft

A 911 call about a suspicious vehicle Feb. 28 led Lexington County deputies to a Saint Andrews Road business where a man is accused of stealing catalytic converters. Rudolph Edward Myers, 50, is charged with two counts of breaking into a motor vehicle, tampering with a vehicle and possession of meth, according to detention center […]

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