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14 Arrested in Multi-Agency Sting Targeting Online Child Predators

2026-07-07
By: John Griggs
On: July 7, 2026
In: Public Safety

Irmo Police Chief Bobby Dale announced that 14 individuals have been arrested as part of a multi-agency undercover operation aimed at combating the online sexual exploitation of children. The investigation involved undercover law enforcement officers posing as minors in online conversations with adults seeking to solicit children for sexual activity.Continue Reading

Lexington Man Charged with Attempted Murder in Arson Case

2024-07-11
By: John Griggs
On: July 11, 2024
In: Public Safety

Lexington, SC – Lexington County deputies have arrested a man accused of attempting to kill two children and a woman by setting fire to a home. Tracy Chad Russell Jr., 31, faces three counts of attempted murder and one count of second-degree arson, according to arrest warrants. “The Lexington CountyContinue Reading

Lexington County Man Charged with Fatal Shooting and Injuring Another

2024-06-28
By: John Griggs
On: June 28, 2024
In: Public Safety

LEXINGTON, S.C. – A man from Swansea has been arrested in connection with a shooting incident early Tuesday morning that left one person dead and another injured. The altercation is believed to have stemmed from a prior dispute with one of the victims. Joey Len Inabinet Jr., 29, faces multipleContinue Reading

Man sentenced to 15 years for smuggling drugs into detention center

2023-04-12
By: John Griggs
On: April 12, 2023
In: Public Safety

Ricky Rogers McField, a 39-year-old Columbia man, pled guilty to trafficking cocaine, conspiracy, and furnishing contraband into the Lexington County Detention Center March 27. Circuit Court Judge Debra R. McCaslin accepted the guilty plea and sentenced McField to 15 years for trafficking cocaine, five years for conspiracy, and 10 yearsContinue Reading

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