Lexington County Sheriff's Department

Lexington County deputies arrest Lexington man accused of fatal shooting

Lexington County deputies have arrested a Lexington man accused of fatally shooting a man at a business early Sunday morning. Regin Nicreis Oakman, 26, is charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to arrest reports.The victim has been identified as 39-year-old Michael Lewis Keaton of Gaston, according to the […]

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Lexington County Sheriff’s Department investigating deadly shooting on Platt Springs Road

UPDATE – Jan. 31 at 1:38 p.m.: An arrest has been made in this case. More info to come. The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a deadly shooting that happened at a business in the 3900 block of Platt Springs Road early Sunday morning. It’s in the Three Fountains area. Based on the interviews […]

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More than 90 pounds of marijuana seized in Lexington County arrest

Lexington County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a man Thursday after finding more than 90 pounds of marijuana in his home. Javier Ayala, 26, is charged with trafficking marijuana and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to arrest warrants. “We received a community tip drug activity was taking place at Ayala’s home in the 200 […]

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Man get 8 years for assaulting a police officer in Lexington County

Colby Alfred Henke, 38, was sentenced to eight years following a guilty plea to Assault on a Police Officer While Resisting Arrest and Threatening the Life of a Public Official. On May 1, 2020, an agent with the South Carolina Department of Probation, Pardon, and Parole responded to a home in Lexington County to conduct […]

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Two men wanted in connection to catalytic converter theft

Two men are wanted by the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department in connection to the theft of catalytic converters. Eric McConnell Smith, 39, cut one off a car parked in the 1500 block of Pond Branch Road Dec. 17, according to an arrest warrant. Brandon Lee Suggs, 38, placed a stolen catalytic converter into a car […]

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