LEXINGTON, S.C. – Members of the multijurisdictional Lexington County Narcotics Enforcement Team arrested a man and a woman earlier this month after responding to complaints of drug activity at a motel. Mark Jonathan Jeffcoat, 39, is charged with trafficking meth, possession of a Schedule IV narcotic, possession of a Schedule II narcotic, possession of marijuana […]
LEXINGTON, S.C. – The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department and the Lexington County Sheriff’s Foundation are accepting registrations for the Jailbreak Escape Urban Challenge Run to be held Saturday, Aug. 24, at the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department on Gibson Road. “This year’s theme is ‘Seventh Time’s the Charm’ and features CrossFit-style exercises and obstacles throughout a […]
July 31 is Heatstroke Prevention Day. In just 10 minutes, a car can heat up by 20 degrees, enough to kill a child left alone in the vehicle. A child’s body temperature rises three to five times faster than an adult’s. Heatstroke begins to set in when the core body temperature reaches about 104 degrees […]
LEXINGTON, S.C. – Lexington County deputies have arrested a man in connection to a motor vehicle theft with a child inside. Roberto Lee Herrera, 39, was apprehended after deputies located him driving a vehicle reported stolen at the intersection of Platt Springs and Ramblin Road in West Columbia. “Deputies responded to a call shortly after noon after a vehicle […]
