Lexington County Sheriff's Department

Lexington County administrative offices to operate on two-hour delay, Monday, Feb. 2

Lexington County to operate on two-hour delay (LCSD Photo) LEXINGTON, S.C. – All County of Lexington administrative offices will operate on a two-hour delay Feb. 2. The following offices will open at 10 a.m.: County libraries County judicial facilities Lexington County Recreations and Aging Commission offices and activities County administration offices Lexington County Judicial Center […]

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$150 fine in Lexington County for violating noise ordinance with New Year celebration fireworks

If you plan to shoot off fireworks for the New Year, the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department is reminding residents that there is a noise ordinance in the unincorporated areas of Lexington County!-On New Year’s Eve fireworks can be shot until 12:30 a.m. on Jan. 1. Shooting off fireworks after 12:30 a.m., is a violation of […]

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Lexington County man charged after agents found drugs, guns and cash in his home

LEXINGTON, S.C. – Lexington County narcotics agents have arrested a Leesville man accused of trafficking cocaine out of his home. Vincent Davis, 62, is charged with trafficking cocaine and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to arrest warrants. “As part of their work on another case, agents and their counterparts from South […]

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Lexington Man Arrested on Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor and Related Charges

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of James Devan Martin (age 34), of Lexington, on three charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department made the arrest. Investigators state Martin solicited and engaged in criminal sexual conduct […]

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Lexington County Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Shooting his Ex-Girlfriend

Parris D’Shawn Sutton, a 27-year-old man from Gaston, pled guilty to Attempted Murder and Possession of a Weapon during the Commission of a Violent Crime last Wednesday. Chief Administrative Judge Debra R. McCaslin sentenced Sutton to 28 years in prison. Sutton received a 23-year sentence on the Attempted Murder followed by a consecutive 5-year sentence […]

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Lexington County Coroner identifies man, age 24, who was shot and killed in West Columbia

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher is releasing the identity of a man who was shot outside of his apartment in the 100 block of Riverbend Drive in West Columbia, Saturday. Fisher states that Mr. Bradley Freeman Tucker, 24, of West Columbia, was pronounced dead on the scene due to multiple gunshot wounds to the upper […]

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High speed crash on Harbison Boulevard, involving 3 cars, sends 5 people to the hospital, Thursday

Harbison Boulevard was closed Thursday afternoon at the I-26 overpass after a vehicle crash. Irmo Fire units assisted Columbia Fire units with what was called “a major traffic collision” on Harbison Boulevard at the I-26 overpass. A high speed collision involving three cars sent five people to the hospital. The roadway is expected to remain […]

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West Columbia man sentenced to 15 years for aggravated assault involving a pool stick

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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