One suspect is in custody and another is being sought in connection to a drive-by shooting in a Lexington subdivision earlier this month. Colen Deanthony Simms, 19, is charged with two counts of attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to arrest warrants. Investigators haveContinue Reading
Lexington County deputies man arrested a man accused of shooting someone outside a Swansea grocery store Tuesday. Akeem Kantrell Mack, 34, is charged with attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to arrest warrants. “Mack got into an argument with another man in the store’sContinue Reading
South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) agents today arrested a Richland County businessman and charged him with four counts of failing to collect, account for, or pay Withholding Taxes. Tyron J. Frazier, 50, of Lexington, was responsible for making state Withholding Tax payments for his business. For tax years 2015Continue Reading
Chief Terrence Green would like the Town of Lexington community to know that the Lexington Police Department actively searching for Desmond Quiana Hampton, age 18 of Lexington, South Carolina. He is wanted for his involvement in a recent armed robbery. On the afternoon of Tuesday, August 4, 2020, Desmond Hampton,Continue Reading
A Lexington man is accused of having weapons on school property after guns were found January 7 in a bag at Lexington High. Brent Wilson Skinner, 48, is charged with carrying weapons on school grounds, according to an arrest warrant. “Based on the information we gathered Tuesday, Skinner was exercising around theContinue Reading
A second man has been arrested in connection with a shooting incident at a Columbia apartment that left three men dead. Jeremy Savoy Cornish, 38, is charged with three counts of murder and one count of first degree burglary, according to arrest warrants. Justin Tyler Ellaree Hopkins, 21, was taken intoContinue Reading
The father of the child fatally shot during a home invasion plot in May has been charged in connection with drugs deputies found in the house. Austin Graham Hanahan, 35, is charged with unlawful conduct to a child, according to arrest warrants. Hanahan is also charged with possession with intent toContinue Reading
Kierin Marcellus Dennis, a 24 year old Lexington County man, was found guilty of the murder of Da’von Nathaniel Capers by a Lexington County jury after a six day trial. In reaching their verdict, the jury rejected Dennis’ claim of self-defense. The Honorable Eugene Griffith sentenced Dennis to 30 yearsContinue Reading
After a trial in Lexington County this week, sex offender William Derek Bennon, age 47, has been sentenced to 21 years in prison. The trial began August 5 and concluded August 8 when the jury returned a guilty verdict on both charges. Bennon received a sentence of 21 years, concurrent,Continue Reading
Richland County Sheriff’s Department has fired one of its deputies after he was caught in a sting operation. The sting was targeting child sex predators and people looking to buy sex resulting in arrest warrants being issued for 28 people, including Derek Vandenham a now former deputy who was onContinue Reading
Harold Greg Heath, age 58 of Lexington has been arrested for the armed robbery of the Sunoco gas station on the evening July 29. Around 7:40 pm, officers were dispatched to the Sunoco at 5019 Augusta Road in Lexington for an armed robbery that had just occurred. When officers arrived,Continue Reading