LCSD

Sheriff promotes two deputies

Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon recently promoted two deputies. Eric Kirkland, 46, has been promoted to serve as a sergeant over resident deputies and code enforcement officers in the department’s north patrol region, which is based near Irmo. Kirkland, a native of Denmark, South Carolina, previously served as a detective in the department’s major crimes […]

Man charged with attempted murder

Lexington County Sheriff’s Department detectives have charged a West Columbia man with attempted murder after a man was stabbed at a party earlier this month. According to the arrest warrant, Alexander Christopher Eagans got into a scuffle Sept. 13 during a party at a residence in the 400 block of Bushberry Road in Pelion. The […]