As the weather heats up for an infamously hot summer here in Lexington County, I wanted to take a moment to remind you about heatstroke prevention amid children. NHTSA reports that 851 children nationwide have died due to vehicular heatstroke since 1998, 52 of those were last year alone. Over half of those were because […]
LEXINGTON, S.C. – Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon is pleased to announce the following promotions and transfers, including an appointment to his command staff. Leslie Adair has been promoted to human resources administrator. Adair, a resident of Leesville, previously served as human resources manager. She was hired in March 2014. Raymond Barrett has transferred to […]
LEXINGTON, S.C. – Lexington County investigators have arrested a Lexington woman accused of stabbing her father Monday night. Geri Lin Oswald, 22, is charged with attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to arrest warrants. “After speaking with Ms. Oswald and her father, detectives have determined she stabbed him multiple […]
