LCSD

Woman wanted on assault, robbery charges

Deputies are seeking information on the whereabouts of a Gaston woman charged with assaulting a woman and then driving away in the victim’s car. Lasepia Monique Lapier, 37, is charged with common law robbery and first degree assault and battery in connection with an incident Sunday afternoon in a store parking lot on St. Andrews […]

Lexington man charged with disturbing school

A Lexington man has been arrested after causing a disturbance this afternoon at Saxe Gotha Elementary School. Timothy William Browning, 30, is charged with disturbing a school after he attempted to dismiss his child minutes before the regularly scheduled dismissal time, according to deputies. Browning became disruptive in the school office and near his child’s […]

Teens charged in school vandalism case

Two Lexington County teens have been charged in a vandalism case at Lexington High School. Dominic Herrera Croswell (above left) and Larry Tyshont Melvin, both 17, are charged with malicious injury to property after shattering several windows at Lexington High and some windows of school vehicles after school hours last week, according to arrest warrants. […]

Sheriff Koon planning for eclipse weekend

The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department is taking extra measures to ensure the safety of the county’s residents and visitors during the upcoming total eclipse weekend. “We’ve carefully planned for not just the day of the eclipse, but the entire weekend leading up to it,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said. “We’ll be in constant contact […]