Lexington County Sheriff’s Department detectives have charged a Gaston man with murder in the shooting death of Madison Leavitt of North Myrtle Beach. According to arrest warrants, James Richard Elledge Jr., 25, fatally shot Leavitt Nov. 7 when he fired a handgun into the vehicle in which she was riding on Cross Field Road in […]
Lexington County Sheriff’s Department detectives are asking for the public’s help as they continue work on a credit card fraud investigation. Investigators said four unidentified suspects are wanted in connection with the theft and illegal use of credit cards that have been used in more than $11,000 worth of fraudulent purchases at stores across the […]
Lexington County Sheriff’s Department investigators are working to identify two suspects in an armed robbery at a West Columbia convenience store. According to investigators, two masked black males went into the Pitt Stop at 125 Rolling Meadows Lane in West Columbia about 1:30 a.m. on Oct. 28. Exterior security cameras captured images of a dark […]
Lexington County Sheriff’s Department patrol deputy Derris Prater has been named the Lexington County employee of the quarter for his actions following a motor vehicle crash in June. “While on his way to the crash scene, Deputy Prater was advised the vehicle had struck a house and was on fire,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon […]