Lexington County Sheriff's Department
Lexington County narcotics agents arrested a Gaston woman after they found heroin, meth and crack in her car during a traffic stop. Tina Catherine Dent, 57, is charged with trafficking heroin, possession with intent to distribute meth, and possession of crack, according to arrest warrants. “During a traffic stop earlier this month for a moving […]
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The Lexington County Fire Service responded to a fire at a chicken-breeding facility in the 2300 block of Calks Ferry Road, Friday. Upon arrival firefighting crews reported heavy fire engulfing the structure. In all 14 units and 26 crew members were on the scene. Lexington County Public Works was called in to assist with removing […]
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The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department is in the early phases of a death investigation near Broad Street in Gilbert. Investigators will likely be in the area most of the evening. There is no threat to the community associated with this case. The LCSD reported the investigation around 7 p.m. Thursday. No more information was available […]
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Hianlucas Isturiz Rodriguez, age 43, pled guilty this week in Lexington County General Sessions Court to Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor – Third Degree for sexually abusing a student. Eleventh Circuit Chief Administrative Judge Walton J. McLeod, IV imposed the maximum sentence of fifteen (15) years following the guilty plea. Under South Carolina law, […]
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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Daniel Terence Gregory (age 51), of Lexington, S.C., on eight charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Office made the arrest. Investigators with the S.C. Attorney General’s Office, also a member […]
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Lexington County deputies have arrested a man accused of contracting to do construction work he is not licensed to perform. James Brandon Jordan, 29, is charged with obtaining goods under false pretenses for signing a contract and accepting more than $30,000 to work on a Chapin home last October, according to an arrest warrant. “Jordan […]
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Cynthia Estrada-Lopez, age 28, has been sentenced to 38 years in prison for killing her four year old daughter, Lilly Lopez. Chief Administrative Judge Walton J. McLeod, IV imposed the sentence following Lopez’s guilty plea to Homicide by Child Abuse on Thursday in Lexington County. Under South Carolina law, Lopez will not be eligible for […]
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Tyler Lee Childers, age 23 of Harleyville, and John Otis Carn III, age 24 of Saint George, were arrested after officers found them stealing catalytic converters from vehicles overnight at a car dealership, according to Lexington Police Chief Chief Terrence Green. At approximately 11:40 p.m., officers responded to JT’s Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram, located at […]
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