South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) agents have arrested a Richland County convenience store owner and charged him with three counts of tax evasion. Amitkmar Vinubhai Gohel, 45, of Columbia, reported a total of $293,149 in sales for 2017 through 2019 for his two stores, though the actual sales wereContinue Reading
Chief Terrence Green would like the Town of Lexington community to know that a 12-year-old juvenile male has been charged with Unlawful Use of 911 after he was found to be responsible for a series “swatting” calls that were made within a neighborhood off Barr Road in Lexington. Between theContinue Reading
LEXINGTON, S.C. – A Myrtle Beach teen is accused of robbing and kidnapping a cab driver in Lexington County Thursday. Blake Austin McGrath, 19, was formally charged Friday morning with armed robbery, kidnapping and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to arrest warrants. “Based on information weContinue Reading
William Chad Marino, age 50, was found guilty of Distribution of Heroin Third Offense November 19, in Lexington County General Sessions Court. Chief Administrative Judge Frank R. Addy, Jr., presided over the trial of this case and imposed a sentence under seal because Marino failed to appear for trial. OnContinue Reading
Lexington County deputies have arrested a man accused of severely injuring his 2-month-old child. James McQueen Boltin Jr., 25, is charged with inflicting great bodily injury upon a child, according to an arrest warrant. “Detectives have talked with health care providers, caretakers and family members as part of their investigation,”Continue Reading
Lexington woman has been arrested and charged after deputies said she removed a GPS monitoring device from an inmate. Whitney Allyn Ainsworth, 33, is charged with tampering with the operation of an electronic monitoring device, according to an arrest warrant. “In June, Ainsworth removed an ankle monitoring device that wasContinue Reading
Chief Terrence Green would like to the Town of Lexington community to know that detectives have begun a death investigation with the assistance of the Lexington County Coroner’s Office. At approximately 1:30 p.m., officers were dispatched to a call of a suicide that occurred inside aresidence on Ivy Hill CourtContinue Reading
Chief Terrence Green would like to notify the Town of Lexington community about a shooting death that Lexington Police Department, the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department and the Lexington County Coroner’s Office are investigating. At approximately 5:40 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 700 block of West Main Street to a locationContinue Reading
Lexington County deputies have arrested and charged a Cayce man who was shot in self-defense after investigators said he fired first in a Saturday night shooting. Christopher James Costello, 22, is charged with two counts of attempted murder and one count of possession of a weapon during a violent crime,Continue Reading
Two Lexington County residents wanted in connection to multiple property and weapons crimes have been arrested in middle Tennessee. Wilson County, Tennessee, deputies captured Joshua Nathaniel Nelson, 28, and Kayla Denelle Humphrey, 36, Thursday morning after an extensive search that started November 11. “Deputies with the Wilson County Sheriff’s OfficeContinue Reading