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Lexington County Wanted Suspect Arrested

Miguel Angel Pino turned himself in at the Marc H. Westbrook Lexington County Judicial Center yesterday following a bench warrant issued for his arrest. Pino was wanted in Lexington County for failing to make court-ordered child support payments totaling approximately $52,936. Pino

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71 Year Old Woman Missing In Lexington County

Lexington County Sheriff’s Department detectives are seeking help from citizens in locating a 71-year-old woman who was reported missing from her home in the St. Andrews community on Thursday, June 30. Lexington County Sheriff James R. Metts said detectives are concerned about the well-being of Norma Melton Smith, 71, who lives at Woodland Village Apartments [...]

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Final Subject From Manhunt In Hartford Section In Custody

The final suspect from this morning’s manhunt in the Hartford Section of Newberry County is now in custody. Jeremy Coker, 20, was apprehended off O’dell Ruff Road around 3:30 pm this day. It was determined that Coker unlawfully entered a home on O’dell Ruff Road and attempted to make a phone call. The home’s owner [...]

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JULY 4TH GIVEAWAY! ARE YOU OUR BIGGEST FAN?

Hey, everyone! We here at the staff appreciate everything you guys do for us. We seriously have the best fans out there, and we want to show you how much we care by giving you the best part of the 4th of July weekend! This Grill Master 4-Burner Stainless Steel Gas Grill has a stainless [...]

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Roger Lee Dennis Arrested for Kidnapping and Assault

At Approximately 3PM, The US Marshall Service working with deputies from the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department arrested Roger Dennis Lee on charges of Criminal Sexual Conduct, 1st degree, Kidnapping, and Assault & Battery of a High and Aggravated nature. Lee was wanted for the assault on a female on June 11, 2011. The assault occurred [...]

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Inmates Complete Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program

In one week, the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department will conduct a graduation ceremony for 35 inmates at the Lexington County Detention Center who successfully completed an eight-week drug and alcohol treatment program that is administered by LRADAC/The Behavioral Health Center of the Midlands. Lexington County Sheriff James R. Metts said the graduation ceremony will be [...]

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Lexington County Traffic Advisory 24

The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department and South Carolina Highway Patrol have issued a public advisory of scheduled traffic-enforcement operations for the seven-day period that begins on Thursday, June 23. Lexington County Sheriff James R. Metts said deputies and state Highway Patrol troopers will concentrate on specific offenses or on problem areas identified by patrol observations, [...]

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Shooting Suspect Surrenders To Law Enforcement

Nigel Thomas, who was being sought for shooting his 5 month pregnant girl friend in the face, surrendered himself at the Newberry County Detention Center early this morning. (Around 230am) 

A bond hearing has not yet been scheduled.

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Suspect (Nigel Thomas) In Domestic Related Shooting Sought Thought To Be Attempting To Leave Area

The Newberry County Sheriff’s Office is seeking assistance in locating the suspect in a domestic related shooting that occured this afternoon on Bel Ivy Road, Silverstreet. Nigel Kendell Thomas, 21, of 461 Bel Ivy Road in being sought by the Newberry County Sheriff’s Office in connection with a domestic related shooting this afternoon. Investigators beleive [...]

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WANTED in Lexington County for Kidnapping and Assault

Late on the evening of June 11, 2011, Roger Dennis Lee met with a female victim in the West Columbia area of Lexington County. The two had been talking via an online dating service and had agreed to meet in person. During this “date,” Mr. Lee assaulted the victim, tying her hands and feet and [...]

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