The FBI Columbia field office and the Columbia Violent Gang Task Force has announced the indictment of nine individuals for drug trafficking charges in South Carolina. Following the indictments seven defendants were arrested, and the remaining two defendants surrendered to authorities. One defendant is currently incarcerated for a separate ongoingContinue Reading
Many family gatherings and shopping trips are back on this year, which means criminals are back in action to steal gifts and money. “This time of year always brings concerns for safety and security,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said. “Distractions lingering from the pandemic and the holiday season couldContinue Reading
A Pleasant Hill Middle School student is charged with making direct threats against students at his school. The student, whose name will not be released because he is underage 18, made a statement during a class Tuesday about killing two students and “shooting up the school,” according to an incidentContinue Reading
A West Columbia man is accused of shooting a man to death last month. Mark Anthony Festus Scheibler, 46, will be charged with murder, arson and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to arrest warrants. “Based on evidence investigators collected and interviews detectives conducted with witnesses, ScheiblerContinue Reading
Two girls have been charged after some cash was stolen and a knife was displayed Thursday at Gilbert Middle School. One of the girls refused to hand over a $20 bill that belonged to the other girl, according to deputies. The second student showed a knife and demanded the moneyContinue Reading
Deputies arrested five adults and one minor accused of breaking into storage units Nov. 27 and 28. William Hinson, 50, and Jessica Spillman, 39, are charged with third-degree burglary after being accused of breaking into the U-Haul Moving and Storage on Jamil Road. on Saturday, according to the incident report.Continue Reading
Chief Terrence Green is updating the Town of Lexington community that Curtis Mario Joyeux, age 32 of Columbia, was arrested on Saturday evening, November 27, 2021, during a traffic stop after he left the apartment complex where the victim lives who was involved in ongoing threats sent through text messagesContinue Reading
The below message was sent to families at White Knoll High School from Principal Ted Daughtry regarding the incident that took place at the school earlier today (Nov. 29, 2021). Dear WKHS Families and Guardians: Earlier today, students reported to staff that a White Knoll High School student hadContinue Reading
A Berkeley County man has been sentenced to 8 years in prison for a 2019 traffic crash that resulted in serious injuries to a deputy with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department. Circuit Court Judge R. Ferrell Cothran, Jr. imposed the sentence earlier this week on Michael Jordan Nichols, 38. Nichols,Continue Reading
Chief Terrence Green is announcing the arrest of a man who stabbed two men during a fight at a local bar on Highway 378 West in the Town of Lexington on Friday, November 19, 2021. At approximately 9:00 p.m., officers responded to the Twisted Root Bar and Grill, after itContinue Reading