Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon
The SC Republican Party has told Garry Rozier he does not meet the residency requirements to run for Lexington County Sheriff. Rozier owns a home in Newberry County, but he said he has lived in Lexington County for more than a year. Also running in the June 11, GOP Primary are: Incumbent Sheriff Jay Koon […]
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Lexington County deputies arrested a man early Tuesday for his role in a family argument that started Monday night. Timothy Reed Brewington, 48, is charged with attempted murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime and possession of a weapon by someone convicted of certain offenses, according to arrest warrants. “Based on information deputies […]
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Three candidates are running against Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon. They are: Alan Driggers; Garry Rozier; and Billy Warren. All filed to run as Republicans, according to the SC Election Commission. Click here for SC Election Commission Filing for the June 11, State Primary for countrywide offices ended on Monday. Todd Cockrell and Doug Leonard […]
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Gary Alexander Maner, a 33-year-old West Columbia man, pled guilty on March 22, 2024, to Assault and Battery of a High and Aggravated Nature. Circuit Court Judge Debra R. McCaslin presided over the plea and sentenced Maner to 15 years in the South Carolina Department of Corrections. Under South Carolina law, Assault and Battery of […]
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Lexington County deputies have arrested a 15-year-old girl in connection to a shooting in the West Columbia area of Lexington County Friday night. The teen, whose name will not be released because she is under the age of 18, is charged with attempted murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime and persons unlawful […]
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A woman told the Lexington Sheriff’s Department she was assaulted on March 3, near Bluefield and Boiling Springs roads in Lexington County. The woman gave a description of the two people who she said assaulted her. She also told us they were driving a black SUV. The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department comprised a composite drawing […]
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Ronnie Dawsey, Jr., 41, of Lexington, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to distribution of child sexual abuse materials.* Evidence presented to the court showed that on Aug. 31, 2020, Mr. Dawsey uploaded approximately seven images of child sex abuse materials to his Facebook account and subsequently sent the images to others […]
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Lexington County deputies arrested a man with multiple warrants from Lexington County Animal Services for the ill treatment and abandonment of animals. Justin Keith Allred, 32, of West Columbia was arrested on March 9 in connection with an animal cruelty incident that was reported in early January. According to arrest warrants from LCAS, a dog […]
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